Japheth

E381222

biblical figure human patriarch

Japheth is a biblical figure traditionally regarded as one of Noah’s three sons and an ancestor of various peoples in post-flood genealogies.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Japheth canonical	18
Japheth (Noah film character)	2
Japheth (traditional identification)	1
Japhethite nations	1
Noah's sons	1
Noah–Japheth–Gomer–Riphath	1
Noah’s sons	1
Yepheth	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3720825 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Japheth
Context triple: [Noah, parentOf, Japheth]

A. Enosh
Enosh is a biblical figure recognized as a grandson of Adam and an early patriarch in the Book of Genesis.
B. Peleg
Peleg is a retired whaling captain and part-owner of the ship Pequod in Herman Melville’s novel "Moby-Dick."
C. Jokshan
Jokshan is a minor biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Genesis as one of the sons of Abraham by his wife Keturah.
D. Tubal-cain
Tubal-cain is the main human antagonist in the 2014 biblical epic film "Noah," portrayed as a ruthless king who opposes Noah and embodies violent, corrupt humanity.
E. Nimrod
Nimrod is a 1997 studio album by American punk rock band Green Day, best known for its blend of punk energy with more experimental and melodic tracks.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Japheth
Target entity description: Japheth is a biblical figure traditionally regarded as one of Noah’s three sons and an ancestor of various peoples in post-flood genealogies.

A. Enosh
Enosh is a biblical figure recognized as a grandson of Adam and an early patriarch in the Book of Genesis.
B. Peleg
Peleg is a retired whaling captain and part-owner of the ship Pequod in Herman Melville’s novel "Moby-Dick."
C. Jokshan
Jokshan is a minor biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Genesis as one of the sons of Abraham by his wife Keturah.
D. Tubal-cain
Tubal-cain is the main human antagonist in the 2014 biblical epic film "Noah," portrayed as a ruthless king who opposes Noah and embodies violent, corrupt humanity.
E. Nimrod
Nimrod is a 1997 studio album by American punk rock band Green Day, best known for its blend of punk energy with more experimental and melodic tracks.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biblical figure ⓘ human ⓘ patriarch ⓘ
ancestorOf	Gomerites ⓘ Greeks ⓘ Ionians ⓘ Magogites ⓘ linked to: Magog Medes ⓘ Meshechites ⓘ Tirasians ⓘ Tubalites ⓘ
appearsInChapter	Genesis 10 ⓘ Genesis 5 ⓘ Genesis 6 ⓘ Genesis 7 ⓘ Genesis 8 ⓘ Genesis 9 ⓘ
appearsInText	Genesis 10:2–5 ⓘ Genesis 9:18–27 ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Genesis Flood ⓘ linked to: The Flood
associatedWithRegion	coastlands of the nations ⓘ
blessingDescribedAs	God shall enlarge Japheth ⓘ he shall dwell in the tents of Shem ⓘ
childOf	Noah ⓘ
describedAs	one of the three sons of Noah ⓘ
hasNameMeaning	may God enlarge ⓘ
languageOfName	Hebrew ⓘ
mentionedIn	Book of Genesis ⓘ Hebrew Bible ⓘ linked to: Tanakh Old Testament ⓘ linked to: Bible
nameForm	יֶפֶת ⓘ
nameTransliteration	Yepheth ⓘ linked to: Japheth
parentOf	Gomer ⓘ Javan ⓘ Madai ⓘ Magog ⓘ linked to: Gog of the land of Magog Meshech ⓘ Tiras ⓘ Tubal ⓘ
receivesBlessingFrom	Noah ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ
residesOn	Ark ⓘ
roleInNarrative	ancestor of post-flood nations ⓘ survivor of the Flood ⓘ
siblingOf	Ham ⓘ Shem ⓘ
spouseOf	wife of Japheth ⓘ
traditionallyRegardedAs	ancestor of many Indo-European peoples ⓘ progenitor of peoples in the isles and coastlands ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Noah → parentOf → Japheth ⓘ

Naameh → familyMember → Japheth (Noah film character) ⓘ

linked to: Japheth

Drunkenness of Noah → involvesCharacter → Japheth ⓘ

The Drunkenness of Noah (Michelangelo fresco) → showsFigure → Japheth ⓘ

subject linked to: Drunkenness of Noah

Tubal → grouping → Japhethite nations ⓘ

linked to: Japheth

Beth-togarmah → relatedBiblicalFigure → Japheth ⓘ

Ham → siblingOf → Japheth ⓘ

Japheth → nameTransliteration → Yepheth ⓘ

linked to: Japheth

Naamah (traditional Jewish identification) → motherOf → Japheth (traditional identification) ⓘ

linked to: Japheth

Shem → hasSibling → Japheth ⓘ

Genesis 5 → mentions → Japheth ⓘ

Table of Nations → describesDescendantsOf → Japheth ⓘ

Ham (Noah film character) → sibling → Japheth (Noah film character) ⓘ

linked to: Japheth

BookOfGenesisPeople → hasMember → Japheth ⓘ

Lebor Gabála Érenn → linksToBiblicalFigure → Japheth ⓘ

Ark of Noah → contains → Noah's sons ⓘ

subject linked to: ark of Noah

linked to: Japheth

The Drunkenness of Noah (Michelangelo fresco) → depictsCharacter → Japheth ⓘ

Genesis 9 → mentions → Noah’s sons ⓘ

linked to: Japheth

Genesis 9 → mentions → Japheth ⓘ

תֻבָל → hasAncestor → Japheth ⓘ

תֻבָל → hasFather → Japheth ⓘ

Thubal → isDescendantOf → Japheth ⓘ

Riphath → hasAncestor → Japheth ⓘ

Riphath → isDescendantOf → Japheth ⓘ

Riphath → scripturalGenealogy → Noah–Japheth–Gomer–Riphath ⓘ

linked to: Japheth

Togarmah → descendantOf → Japheth ⓘ

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Statements (51)

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Referenced by (26)

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