Javan
     adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Java or its
           inhabitants; "Javanese temples"; "Javanese dialects"
           [syn: Javanese]
     n : a native or inhabitant of Java [syn: Javanese]

	

	Javan
   (1.) The fourth "son" of Japheth (Gen. 10:2), whose descendants
   settled in Greece, i.e., Ionia, which bears the name of Javan in
   Hebrew. Alexander the Great is called the "king of Javan"
   (rendered "Grecia," Dan. 8:21; 10:20; comp. 11:2; Zech. 9:13).
   This word was universally used by the nations of the East as the
   generic name of the Greek race.
   
     (2.) A town or district of Arabia Felix, from which the
   Syrians obtained iron, cassia, and calamus (Ezek. 27:19).

	

	Javan, deceiver; one who makes sad