Strong H486אַלְמוֹדָד

Almodad

Transliteration
'almôdâd
Pronunciation
al-mo-dawd'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

Probably of foreign derivation;
{Almodad} a son of Joktan: - Almodad.

Meaning of the name

Almodad = "not measured"

Detailed definition

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.26;
son of: Joktan (H3355);
brother of: Sheleph (H8026), Hazarmaveth (H2700), Jerah (H3392), Hadoram (H1913A), Uzal (H187), Diklah (H1853), Obal (H5745), Abimael (H39), Sheba (H7614H), Ophir (H211), Havilah (H2341I) and Jobab (H3103)

In the biblical story

Almodad

Son of Joktan, descendant of Shem

Almodad was a son of Joktan and a descendant of Shem, listed in the genealogies of the nations. (Gen.10.26; 1Ch.1.20)

In the Bible

Strong H486 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • almodad2

First verses

  1. Genesis 10:26
    And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:20
    And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,
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