proper noun · masculine
Iectan
Iectan m sg (indeclinable)
Classical[ˈjɛk.tan]Ecclesiastical[ˈjɛk.tan]
Meaning
- indeclinablemasculinesingularJoktan (one of the two sons of Eber.)
Nātīque sunt Heber fīliī duo: nōmen ūnī Phaleg, eō quod in diēbus eius dīvīsa sit terra: et nōmen frātris eius Iectan.
And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.c. 347 CE – 420 CE, Hieronymus, Vulgate Genesis.10.25
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Iectan | — |
| genitive | Iectan Jectanis | — |
| dative | Iectan Jectanī | — |
| accusative | Iectan Jectanem | — |
| ablative | Iectan Jectane | — |
| vocative | Iectan | — |
Origins
Borrowed from Koine Greek Ιεκτάν (Iektán) in the Septuagint, from Biblical Hebrew יָקְטָן (Yoqṭān).