Togarmah

Togarmah

English

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew תּוֹגַרְמָה‎ (tōḡarmā).

Proper noun

Togarmah

1. A grandson of Japheth in the Old Testament; traditional ancestor of Armenians, sometimes also of Georgians.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), imprinted at London: By Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Ezekiel 27:14:

     :

     They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules.

2. (rare) A male given name of biblical origin.

Usage notes

• The Biblical “House of Togarmah” probably referred to the Proto-Armenian kingdom centered around Melitene.

Translations

grandson of Japheth

Arabic: تُوجَرْمَة‎ m (tūjarma) Armenian: Թորգոմ (Tʿorgom) Georgian: თარგამოს (targamos) German: Thorgama m, Togarma m Greek: Θοργαμά m (Thorgamá) Ancient: Θοργαμά m (Thorgamá)

Hebrew: תּוֹגַרְמָה‎ (togarmá) Latin: Thogorma m Russian: Фогарма́ m (Fogarmá)