iectanとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Borrowed from Koine Greek Ιεκτάν (Iektán) in the Septuagint, from Biblical Hebrew יָקְטָן (Yoqṭān).

発音

• (Classical Latin) IPA: [ˈjɛk.tan]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: [ˈjɛk.t̪än]

固有名詞

Iectan m sg (indeclinable)

1. (biblical) Joktan (one of the two sons of Eber.)
   • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Genesis.10.25:

     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.

語形変化

Indeclinable noun, singular only.