1. כנען kena‘an — “Kena‘an, bowed down.”
2. נפץ nāpats — “break, scatter, spread.” פוּץ p…

God shall enlarge Japheth. — First, the Deity here is Elohim, following Jehovah in the preceding verse,…

God shall enlarge Japheth. In the Hebrew words יפת (japhte) and יפת (japheth), there is an elegant allusion. The root of…

God shall enlarge Japheth
Or give him a large part of the earth, and large dominions in it, as his posterity have ha…

Noah declares a curse on Canaan, the son of Ham; perhaps this grandson of his was more guilty than the rest. He shall be a servant of servants, tha…