Hazarmaveth
Sign in to saveHazarmaveth (, Ḥăṣarmāweṯ; ) is the third of thirteen sons of Joktan (or the nation descended from him), who was a son of Eber, son of Selah, son of Arpachshad, son of Shem in the table of the Sons of Noah in Genesis chapter 10 and 1 Chronicles chapter 1 in the Bible. This Table of Nations lists purported founders of neighboring ethnic groups or nations. ()
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Hazarmaveth (, Ḥăṣarmāweṯ; ) is the third of thirteen sons of Joktan (or the nation descended from him), who was a son of Eber, son of Selah, son of Arpachshad, son of Shem in the table of the Sons of Noah in Genesis chapter 10 and 1 Chronicles chapter 1 in the Bible. This Table of Nations lists purported founders of neighboring ethnic groups or nations. ()
== Etymology == Hazarmaveth, also transcribed Hazarmaueth, means "court of death" and is composed of two parts: and māweṯ "death").