Given name
Jokshan
“one who sets a snare”·“fowler”
Jokshan is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewיקשן
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Jokshan means “one who sets a snare” or “fowler.”
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Where it comes from
Jokshan is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Jokshan appears in Genesis 25:2.
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Jokshan’s family of names
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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75% boys · 25% girls
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70% boys · 30% girls
Homon
Homon is a given name, probably from Biblical Hebrew, ultimately from Old Persian. It is used in Judeo-Tat.
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