Javan : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Javan	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Javan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Javan adj of or relating to or characteristic of Java or its inhabitants or its language; "Javanese temples"; "Javanese dialects" Synonym(s): Javanese, Javan n a native or inhabitant of Java Synonym(s): Javanese, Javan
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Javan (1.) 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. (2.) A town or district of Arabia Felix, from which the Syrians obtained iron, cassia, and calamus (Ezek. 27:19).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Javan, deceiver; one who makes sad