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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Joktan
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Joktan
Joktan is the son of Eber and the brother of Peleg. Peleg is the forefather of Abraham. The Joktanites are the last mentioned Shemite generation before the tower of Babel is built. |
(qaton 2009) meaning be small, insignificant. The name means `he will be small, insignificant'. A noun derived from the verb and spelled the same as the verb is qeton (2009c) meaning little finger (1 Ki 12:10).
