And the sons
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Javan
Yavan  (yaw-vawn')
effervescing (i.e. hot and active); Javan, the name of a son of Joktan, and of the race (Ionians, i.e. Greeks) descended from him, with their territory; also of a place in Arabia -- Javan.
Elishah
'Eliyshah  (el-ee-shaw')
Elishah, a son of Javan -- Elishah.
and Tarshish
Tarshiysh  (tar-sheesh')
Tarshish, a place on the Mediterranean, hence, the ephithet of a merchant vessel (as if for or from that port); also the name of a Persian and of an Israelite
Kittim
Kittiy  (kit-tee')
patrial from an unused name denoting Cyprus (only in the plural); a Kittite or Cypriote; hence, an islander in general, i.e. the Greeks or Romans on the shores opposite Palestine -- Chittim, Kittim.
and Dodanim
Dodaniym  (do-daw-neem')
a plural of uncertain derivation; Dodanites, or descendants of a son of Javan -- Dodanim.


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