Japhethiten.

Brit.

/ˈdʒeɪfᵻθʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈdʒeɪfəˌθaɪt/

Forms: 1500s Iaphethite, 1600s 1800s– Japhethite, 1700s– Japhetite.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Japheth , -ite suffix¹.

Etymology: < the name of Japheth (also Japhet; Hebrew Yeeṯ, Hellenistic Greek Ἰάφεθ, post-classical Latin Iaphet, Iapheth), the youngest son of Noah (compare Genesis 6:10) + -ite suffix¹.In biblical tradition Japheth was regarded as the progenitor of various Eurasian peoples, mentioned in a genealogy in Genesis 10:2–5. The name of Japheth is attested in English contexts in biblical translations and references from the Old English period onwards (e.g. Old English Iapheth, Iafeth, Iafeð, Iaphet, Iafet, Middle English Iapheth, Japheth, Jafeth, Iaphet, Japhet).

A member of any of the peoples mentioned in Genesis 10:2–5 as descended from Japheth, one of the sons of Noah.

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MessiahOE

Maccabeea1425

Septuagint1564

Japhethite1598

Sethite1659

Noachides1703

Japhetian1803

Maccabeana1831

1598 W. Lisle tr. S. G. de Senlis in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Colonies 46 He hath not shewed how the Japhethites [Fr. les enfans de Iaphet] from Chaldaea got vp to the furthest Northerne parts.

1738 J. Anderson New Bk. Constit. Free & Accepted Masons i. iii. 17 The Old Temple of Diana, built by some Japhetites about the Days of Moses.

1863 J. G. Murphy Crit. Comm. Bk. Gen. (ix. 25) 237 The Persians, the Macedonians, and the Romans, who were all Japhethites.

1877 J. W. Dawson Origin of World xiii. 268 The Japhetites of the Bible include none of the black races.

2006 S. Wichmann tr. S. Arvidsson Aryan Idols i. 42 De Gobinau..argued that the book of Genesis is expressly about the white race—the family of the Japhetites (Indo-Europeans) was the most racially pure.

2010 Trans. Inst. Brit. Geographers 35 206/2 The collective import of this Isidorean tradition was that the world's inhabitants were divided into three fundamental types: Japhethites (Caucasians), Shemites (Semitic) and Hamites (Black) associated respectively with Europe, Asia and Africa.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	japhethite
释义	Japhethiten. Brit. /ˈdʒeɪfᵻθʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈdʒeɪfəˌθaɪt/ Forms: 1500s Iaphethite, 1600s 1800s– Japhethite, 1700s– Japhetite. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Japheth , -ite suffix¹. Etymology: < the name of Japheth (also Japhet; Hebrew Yeeṯ, Hellenistic Greek Ἰάφεθ, post-classical Latin Iaphet, Iapheth), the youngest son of Noah (compare Genesis 6:10) + -ite suffix¹.In biblical tradition Japheth was regarded as the progenitor of various Eurasian peoples, mentioned in a genealogy in Genesis 10:2–5. The name of Japheth is attested in English contexts in biblical translations and references from the Old English period onwards (e.g. Old English Iapheth, Iafeth, Iafeð, Iaphet, Iafet, Middle English Iapheth, Japheth, Jafeth, Iaphet, Japhet). A member of any of the peoples mentioned in Genesis 10:2–5 as descended from Japheth, one of the sons of Noah. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > Biblical personages > Old Testament > [noun] MessiahOE Maccabeea1425 Septuagint1564 Japhethite1598 Sethite1659 Noachides1703 Japhetian1803 Maccabeana1831 1598 W. Lisle tr. S. G. de Senlis in tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Colonies 46 He hath not shewed how the Japhethites [Fr. les enfans de Iaphet] from Chaldaea got vp to the furthest Northerne parts. 1738 J. Anderson New Bk. Constit. Free & Accepted Masons i. iii. 17 The Old Temple of Diana, built by some Japhetites about the Days of Moses. 1863 J. G. Murphy Crit. Comm. Bk. Gen. (ix. 25) 237 The Persians, the Macedonians, and the Romans, who were all Japhethites. 1877 J. W. Dawson Origin of World xiii. 268 The Japhetites of the Bible include none of the black races. 2006 S. Wichmann tr. S. Arvidsson Aryan Idols i. 42 De Gobinau..argued that the book of Genesis is expressly about the white race—the family of the Japhetites (Indo-Europeans) was the most racially pure. 2010 Trans. Inst. Brit. Geographers 35 206/2 The collective import of this Isidorean tradition was that the world's inhabitants were divided into three fundamental types: Japhethites (Caucasians), Shemites (Semitic) and Hamites (Black) associated respectively with Europe, Asia and Africa. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1598
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