'Javan' definitions:
Definition of 'Javan'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Javan'
From: Easton
- Javan
- The fourth "son" of Japheth (Gen. 10:2), whose descendants settled in Greece, i.e., Ionia, which bears the name of Javan in Hebrew. Alexander the Great is called the "king of Javan" (rendered "Grecia," Dan. 8:21; 10:20; comp. 11:2; Zech. 9:13). This word was universally used by the nations of the East as the generic name of the Greek race.
- A town or district of Arabia Felix, from which the Syrians obtained iron, cassia, and calamus (Ezek. 27:19).
Definition of 'Javan'
From: Hitchcock
- Javan, deceiver; one who makes sad