Hazarmaveth

Hazarmaveth is a figure in the Hebrew Bible, listed as one of Joktan’s sons and a descendant of Noah in the Table of Nations. He appears in the genealogies of Genesis 10:29 and in 1 Chronicles 1:22–23, where Joktan’s twelve or thirteen sons are named alongside Almodad, Sheleph, Jerah, Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, Obal, Abimael, Sheba, Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. The placement of Hazarmaveth within these lists identifies him as part of the post-Flood lineage that the biblical authors use to cover the origins of various peoples.

The name Hazarmaveth is Hebrew in origin, and its exact meaning is not clearly established in modern scholarship. As with many names in the Joktanite list, the meaning is uncertain and there is no independent narrative about Hazarmaveth in the biblical text. Consequently, Hazarmaveth’s role in the biblical narrative is limited to functioning as part of the genealogical framework rather than as a figure with stories or deeds attributed to him.

Scholarly and traditional interpretations sometimes associate Joktan’s descendants with regions in the southern and eastern Arabian Peninsula, but such identifications are speculative and not documented in the biblical records themselves.