Strong’s H1142 · Hebrew

בְּנֵי יַעֲקָן
Bᵉnêy Yaʻăqân
ben-ay' yah-ak-awn'

Definition

Bene-Jaakan, a place in the Desert

Etymology

from the plural of H1121 (בֵּן) and H3292 (יַעֲקָן); sons of Yaakan;

Where the KJV renders it

  • Bene-jaakan

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