Editing Hayk (section)

== Genealogy ==
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Integrating the Armenian tradition into [[Bible|biblical]] tradition, Movses Khorenatsi describes Hayk as a descendant of [[Noah]] through the latter's son [[Japheth]]: "Yapheth begat [[Gomer|Gamer]] [Gomer]; Gamer begat [[Tiras|T‘iras]]; T‘iras begat [[Togarmah|T‘orgom]] [Togarmah]; T‘orgom begat Hayk."{{Sfn|Moses Khorenatsʻi|Thomson|1978|pp=74–75}} Hayk's descendants through his son Aramaneak (Aramanyak) are listed as follows: "Aramaneak begat Aramayis; Aramayis begat Amasya; Amasya begat Gełam [Gegham]; Gełam begat Harmay [Harma]; Harmay begat [[Aram (Nahapet)|Aram]]; Aram begat [[Ara the Handsome]]."{{Sfn|Moses Khorenatsʻi|Thomson|1978|pp=74–75}} Hayk's other sons, according to Moses, were Khoṛ and Manavaz.{{Sfn|Moses Khorenatsʻi|Thomson|1978|p=89}} Moses also gives the names of numerous other descendants of Hayk ({{transliteration|hy|Haykazuni}}s, "of Hayk's lineage," also known as the Haykids<ref name=":1" />), such as [[Sisak (eponym)|Sisak]], [[Skayordi]], [[Paroyr Skayordi|Paruyr]], and [[Vahe]], some of which he identifies as kings of Armenia.{{Sfn|Moses Khorenatsʻi|Thomson|1978}} In reference to Hayk's descent from Torgom/Togarmah, medieval Armenian sources sometimes referred to Armenia as ''T‘orgoma tun'' ("House of Torgom") and to Armenians as ''T‘orgomyan azg'' ("the people of Torgom").<ref name=":3">Movsisyan A., [http://www.armin.am/en/Encyclopedia_Armency_hay_joxovrdi_tsagumn_u_kazmavorumy “The origin and formation of the Armenian nation,”] Institute of Armenian Studies of Yerevan State University, ''www.armin.am''.</ref> The connection between Hayk and the descendants of Noah was created by Christian authors following the Christianization of Armenia in order to connect Armenians to the biblical narrative of human history.<ref name=":12" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name="Panossian">dated by [[Mikayel Chamchian]]; Razmik Panossian, ''The Armenians: From Kings And Priests to Merchants And Commissars'', Columbia University Press (2006), {{ISBN|978-0-231-13926-7}}, pp. 51, 106.</ref>

In the [[Georgia (country)|Georgian]] history attributed to [[Juansher Juansheriani|Juansher]], Hayk is likewise identified as the son of Torgom/Togarmah and described as "prince of the seven brothers and stood in service to the giant [[Nimrod]] (Nebrovt') who first ruled the entire world as king."<ref>[http://rbedrosian.com/gc2.htm The Georgian Chronicle]</ref>

One of Hayk's most famous scions, [[Aram (given name)|Aram]] (whose name Moses purports to be the origin of the name ''Armenia''{{Sfn|Moses Khorenatsʻi|Thomson|1978|p=92}}), settled in [[Eastern Armenia]] from the [[Mitanni]] kingdom ([[Western Armenia]]), when [[Sargon II]] mentions a king of part of Armenia who bore the ([[Armenian language|Armenian]]-[[Indo-Iranian languages|Indo-Iranian]]) name Bagatadi (which, like the Greek-based "Theodore" and the Hebrew-based "Jonathan," means "god-given").<ref>Lukenbill, Dave (1927). ''Ancient Records of Assyria and Babylonia''. The University of Chicago Press, p. 28.</ref>{{Verification needed|date=June 2022}}