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Definition: Javan

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Of or relating to or characteristic of Java or its inhabitants or its language; "Javanese temples"; "Javanese dialects".[Wordnet]
2. Seldom used base adjective of the adverb javanly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(javanly)		 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the adjective javan.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Noun 1. A native or inhabitant of Java.[Wordnet].

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"Javan" is a common misspelling or typo for: java.

Date "Javan" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1379. (references)

Common Expressions: Javan

Expressions Definition
Ali Javan Ali Javan (born in 1928 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian inventor and physicist at MIT. He invented the gas laser in 1960. (references)
Javan Myna The Javan Myna Acridotheres javanicus, also known as the white-vented myna and the buffalo myna, is a myna, a member of the Starling family. (references)
Javan ox (Zo["o]l.), the banteng. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
Javan Rhinoceros The Javan Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) is one of the rarest and most endangered large mammals anywhere in the world. According to 2002 estimates, only about 60 remain alive, in Indonesia and Vietnam. Even these tiny populations are still being poached and the outlook for the species is grim. (references)
Javan Stink Badger The Javan Stink Badger (Mydaus javanensis, also called the Teledu, Malay Stink Badger and Indonesian Stink Badger) is a member of the badger family endemic to Java. There is strong DNA evidence that the genus Mydaus is not a member of the badger group at all, but are in fact Old World counterparts of the skunks. (references)
Javan Tiger The Javan Tiger (Panthera tigris sondaica) was limited to the Indonesian island of Java. It now seems likely that this subspecies was made extinct in the 1980s, as a result of hunting and habitat destruction, but the extinction of this subspecies was extremely probable from the 1950s onwards (when it is thought that fewer than 25 tigers remained in the wild). The last specimen was sighted in 1972. A track count in 1979 concluded that three of the tigers were in existence. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: Javan

Javan

This article is about the Biblical name Javan. For Katherine Kurtz's fictional character, see Javan of Gwynedd. "Javan" is also an adjectival form for Java, which refers to something from the island of Java, and distinct from the term Javanese

Javan (Hebrew יָוָן, Standard Hebrew Yavan, Tiberian Hebrew Yāwān) was the fourth son of Noah's son Japheth according to the "Table of Nations" (Genesis chapter 10) in the Hebrew Bible. Flavius Josephus states the traditional view that this individual was the ancestor of the Greek people.

Also serving as the Hebrew name for Greece or Greeks in general, Yavan or (Tiberian) Yāwān (יָוָן) is probably cognate with the name of the eastern Greeks, the Ionians (Greek Iōnes, earlier Ia(w)ones). The Greek race has been known by cognate names throughout the Eastern Mediterranean and beyond — even in Sanskrit (yavana). In Greek mythology, the eponymous forefather of the Ionians is similarly called Ion, a son of Apollo.

Javan is also found in apocalyptic literature in the Book of Daniel, 8:21-22, in reference to the King of Greece (יון) and the Greek Empire — most commonly interpreted as a reference to Alexander the Great.[1]

While Javan is generally associated with the ancient Greeks and Greece (cf. Gen. 10:2, Dan. 8:21, Zech. 9:13, etc.), his sons (as listed in Genesis 10) are usually associated with locations in the Northeastern Mediterranean Sea and Anatolia: Elishah (modern Cyprus), Tarshish (modern southern Turkey), Kittim (modern Cyprus), and Dodanim (alt. 1 Chron. 1:7 'Rodanim,' the island of Rhodes, west of modern Turkey between Cyprus and the mainland of Greece).[2]

References

  1. See the classic reference commentary of Matthew Henry: http://www.ccel.org/ccel/henry/mhc4.Dan.ix.html
  2. Anson F. Rainey, The Sacred Bridge: Carta’s Atlas of the Biblical Word, Carta: Jerusalem, 2006, 27; and Yohanan Aharoni, Michael Avi-Yonah, Anson F. Rainey, Ze’ev Safrai, The Macmillan Bible Atlas, Macmillan Publishing: New York, 1993, p. 21.

External Links

Descendants of Noah in Genesis
Shem and Semitic Elam · Ashur · Aram · Arpachshad · Lud
Ham and Hamitic Cush · Mizraim · Phut · Canaan
Japheth and Japhetic Gomer · Magog · Madai · Javan · Tubal · Meshech · Tiras

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Topics by Level of Interest: Javan

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Javan Pig 74     Ali Javan 9
Javan Rhinoceros 61     Javan 7
Vietnamese Javan Rhinoceros 56     Javan Cochoa 4
Javan Lutung 25     Javan Crow 4
Javan Surili 24     Javan Cuckoo-shrike 4
Javan Haldane (Gwynedd) 23     Javan Ferret-badger 17
Javan Stink Badger 18     Javan Frogmouth 4
Javan Ferret-badger 17     Javan Fulvetta 4
Javan Tiger 11     Javan Grey-throated White-eye 4
Ali Javan 9     Javan Haldane (Gwynedd) 23
Radio Javan 8     Javan Hawk-eagle 6
Javan 7     Javan Kingfisher 4
Javan Pond Heron 6     Javan Lutung 25
Javan Hawk-eagle 6     Javan Mastiff Bat 4
Javan Myna 6     Javan Munia 5
Javan rupee 5     Javan Myna 6
Javan Torrent Frog 5     Javan Owlet 4
Javan Munia 5     Javan Pig 74
Javan Fulvetta 4     Javan Plover 4
Javan White-eye 4     Javan Pond Heron 6
Javan Crow 4     Javan Rhinoceros 61
Javan Thick-thumbed Bat 4     Javan rupee 5
Javan Trogon 4     Javan Scops Owl 4
Javan Whistling Thrush 4     Javan Slit-Faced Bat 4
Javan Frogmouth 4     Javan Stink Badger 18
Javan Cuckoo-shrike 4     Javan Surili 24
Javan Grey-throated White-eye 4     Javan Tailless Fruit Bat 4
Javan Cochoa 4     Javan Tesia 4
Javan Tailless Fruit Bat 4     Javan Thick-thumbed Bat 4
Javan Owlet 4     Javan Tiger 11
Javan Kingfisher 4     Javan Torrent Frog 5
Javan Tesia 4     Javan Trogon 4
Javan Mastiff Bat 4     Javan Whistling Thrush 4
Javan Plover 4     Javan White-eye 4
Javan Scops Owl 4     Radio Javan 8
Javan Slit-Faced Bat 4     Vietnamese Javan Rhinoceros 56

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"Javan" is a common misspelling or typo for: java.

Synonym: Javan
Position Synonym (sorted by strength)

Adjective

 Javanese.
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Computed Synonyms: Javan

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   17.0596   Javan     Javanese     Javanese language   
 2   2.0094   Javan     Prost     tup, lagan   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Expressions: Javan

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Expression

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   2.4492   Javan hill mynah     hill myna     myna, Indian grackle   
 2   1.7782   scarlet sunbird or Javan sunbird     scarlet sunbird         
 3   1.6695   Javan plover     Java sand plover         
 4   1.6694   Javan Cochoa     blue Cochoa         
 5   1.6683   Javan coucal or Sunda coucal     Sunda coucal         
 6   1.5596   Javan woman     Javanese woman     Javanese   
 7   1.0593   Javan woman     Javanese     Javan   
 8   1.0589   Javan woman     Javanese language     Javanese   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Translations: Javan

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Bahasa Malaysia Teledu (Javan Stink Badger). Additional references: Bahasa Malaysia, Malaysia, Brunei, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
Bahasa Malayu Teledu (Javan Stink Badger). Additional references: Bahasa Malayu, Malaysia, Brunei, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
Catalan Javan (Javan). Additional references: Catalan, Spain, Andorra, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Tai ชาวเกาะชวา (Javanese, Javan). Additional references: Central Tai, Thailand, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 爪哇的 (Javanese, Javan), 爪哇人 (Javan, Javanese). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 爪哇人 (Javan), 爪哇的 (Javan, Javanese). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
Croatian public (Javan), common (Javan, Prost), naked (Javan, Prost), open (Javan), ostensible (Javan), overt (Javan). Additional references: Croatian, Croatia, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch Javaans (Javanese, Javan, Javanese language). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
Français javanais (Javanese, Javan), Yavane (Javan). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
French javanais (Javanese, Javan), Yavane (Javan). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 자바의 (Javanese, Javan), 자바인 (Javan), 자바 원주민 (Javan), 자바 인 (Javan). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 자바의 (Javanese, Javan), 자바인 (Javan), 자바 원주민 (Javan), 자바 인 (Javan). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian giavanese (Javanese, javan), Rhinoceros sondaicus (Javan Rhinoceros). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese ジャワ島人 (Javan), Ｊavanese (Javan), ジャワ人の (Javan, Javanese), ジャワ人 (Javan, Javanese), ジャワの (Javanese, Javan). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 자바의 (Javanese, Javan), 자바인 (Javan), 자바 원주민 (Javan), 자바 인 (Javan). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
Malay Teledu (Javan Stink Badger). Additional references: Malay, Malaysia, Brunei, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
Malayu Teledu (Javan Stink Badger). Additional references: Malayu, Malaysia, Brunei, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
Melaju Teledu (Javan Stink Badger). Additional references: Melaju, Malaysia, Brunei, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
Melayu Teledu (Javan Stink Badger). Additional references: Melayu, Malaysia, Brunei, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
Ruotsi javanesisk (Javan, Javanese), javansk (Javanese, Javan), javanes (Javanese, Javan), javan (Javanese, Javan). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
Siamese ชาวเกาะชวา (Javanese, Javan). Additional references: Siamese, Thailand, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovak Javanec (Javan), jávsky (Javan, Javanese). Additional references: Slovak, Slovakia, Hungary, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovakian Javanec (Javan), jávsky (Javan, Javanese). Additional references: Slovakian, Slovakia, Hungary, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish javanés (Javanese, Javan), javans (Javan, Javanese). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
Sranan yapaneysi (Javan, Javanese), yampaneysi (Javan, Javanese). Additional references: Sranan, Suriname, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
Standard Malay Teledu (Javan Stink Badger). Additional references: Standard Malay, Malaysia, Brunei, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
Standard Thai ชาวเกาะชวา (Javanese, Javan). Additional references: Standard Thai, Thailand, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
Svenska javanesisk (Javan, Javanese), javansk (Javanese, Javan), javanes (Javanese, Javan), javan (Javanese, Javan). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
Swedish javanesisk (Javan, Javanese), javansk (Javanese, Javan), javanes (Javanese, Javan), javan (Javanese, Javan). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
Thai ชาวเกาะชวา (Javanese, Javan). Additional references: Thai, Thailand, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
Thaiklang ชาวเกาะชวา (Javanese, Javan). Additional references: Thaiklang, Thailand, Javan. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: Javan

Language Translations for “Javan” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Esperanto java (Javanese, Javan, Java programming language). Additional references: Esperanto, Javan. (volunteer)
Pig Latin Avanjay (Javan). Additional references: Pig Latin, Javan. (volunteer)
Terran B Javanes (Javan, Javanese). Additional references: Terran B, Javan. (volunteer)
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Ancestral and Extinct Language Translations: Javan

Language Period Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Latin 500 BCE - 1700 Gracula religiosa (hill myna, capitol hill, javan, javan hill mynah, myna), Aethopyga mystacalis (scarlet sunbird or Javan sunbird), Batrachostomus javensis (Javan frogmouth), Zosterops flavus (Javan white-eye), Charadrius javanicus (Javan plover), Glaucidium castanopterum (Javan owlet), Acridotheres javanicus (Javan myna), Halcyon cyanoventris (Javan kingfisher), Cochoa azurea (Javan Cochoa). Additional references: Latin, Javan. (volunteer)
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Bible Origins and Translations: Javan

Language Genesis Chapter 10, Verse 4

Greek (transliterated), Septuagint - 250 BC

 kai uioi iwuan elisa kai qarsiV kitioi rodioi

Latin, Vulgate - 405

 filii autem Iavan Elisa et Tharsis Cetthim et Dodanim

English, Old, West Saxon - 990

 Ond Iabans sunas wæron Elisa ond Tarsis ond Cethim ond Rodanim.]

English, Middle, Wycliffe - 1395

 The sones forsothe of Jauan, Helisa, and Tassis, Cethym, and Dodanym;

English, Renaissance, Tyndale - 1526

 And the sonnes of Iauan were: Elisa Tharsis Cithun and Dodanim.

English, Jacobean, King James - 1611

 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

English, Victorian, Webster - 1833

 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.

English, Basic, Ogden - 1964

 And the sons of Javan: Elishah and Tarshish, the Kittim and the Dodanim.

Bulgarian

 А Яванови синове: Елисей, Тарсис, Китим и Доданим.

Cebuano

 Ug ang mga anak nga lalake ni Javan: si Elisa, ug si Tarsis, si Kittim, ug si Dodanim.

Chinese

 雅 完 的 兒 子 是 以 利 沙 、 他 施 、 基 提 、 多 單 、

Croatian

 Javanovi su opet sinovi: Eliša, Taršiš, Kitijci i Dodanci.

Danish

 Javans Sønner: Elisja, Tarsis. Kittæerne og Rodosboerne;

Dutch

 En de zonen van Javan zijn: Elisa, en Tarsis; de Chittieten en Dodanieten.

German

 Die Kinder von Javan sind diese: Elisa, Tharsis, die Chittiter und die Dodaniter.

Finnish

 Ja Jaavanin pojat olivat Elisa, Tarsis, kittiläiset ja doodanilaiset;

French

 Les fils de Javan: Élischa, Tarsis, Kittim et Dodanim.

Haitian Creole

 Se Javan ki te papa Elicha, Tasis, Kitim ak Wodanim.

Hungarian

 Jávánnak pedig fiai: Elisah, Thársis, Kitthim és Dodánim.

Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari

 Keturunan Yawan adalah penduduk Elisa, Spanyol, Siprus dan Rodes.

Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama

 Maka anak laki-laki Yawan yaitu Elisa dan Tarsis dan segala orang Khitim dan Dodanim.

Italian

 I figli di Iavan: Elisa, Tarsis, quelli di Cipro e quelli di Rodi.

Korean

 야 완 의 아 들 은 엘 리 사 와, 달 시 스 와, 깃 딤 과, 도 다 님 이 라

Maori

 A ko nga tama a Iawana; ko Erihaha, ko Tarahihi, ko Kitimi, ko Totanimi.

Modern Greek

 Και οι υιοι του Ιαυαν, Ελεισα, και Θαρσεις, Κιττειμ, και Δωδανειμ.

Norwegian

 Og Javans sønner var Elisa og Tarsis, Kittim og Dodanim.

Portuguese

 Os filhos de Javã: Elisá, Társis, Quitim e Dodanim.   

Rumanian

 Fiii lui Iavan: Eliwa, Tarwiw, Chitim, wi Dodanim.

Russian

 уЩОЩ йБЧБОБ: еМЙУБ, жБТУЙУ, лЙФФЙН Й дПДБОЙН.

Spanish

 Los hijos de Javán fueron: Elisa, Tarsis, Quitim y Rodanim.

Swedish

 Javans söner voro Elisa och Tarsis, kittéerna och dodanéerna.

Thai

 บุตรชายทั้งหลายของยาวานชื่อเอลีชาห์ ทารชิช คิทธิม และโดดานิม

Ukrainian

 А сини Явана: Еліша, і Таршіш, і китти, і додани.

Vietnamese

 Con trai cuûa Gia-van laø EÂ-li-sa vaø Ta-reâ-si, Kít-sim vaø Ñoâ-ña-nim.
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