Lexical Summary Yarden: the principal river of Pal Original Word: יַרְדֵּןTransliteration: Yarden Phonetic Spelling: (yar-dane') Part of Speech: Proper Name Short Definition: the principal river of Pal Meaning: Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine Strong's Concordance Jordan From yarad; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine -- Jordan. see HEBREW yarad Brown-Driver-Briggs H3383. Yarden יַרְדֵּן182 proper name, of a river Jordan (according to Rel Ol§ 215 c, from ירד with ןֵ֯ for original ןַ֯, compare ᵐ5 ὁ Ιορδανης; = river as flowing downward, descending, then of particular stream as river Κατ’ ἐξοχήν. See also Sta§ 294 e (ןֵ֯ for ןֶ֯, but name according to Sta non-Hebrew)) — absolute always ׳הַיַּר in prose Genesis 13:10 162t.; with ה locative הַיַּרְדֵּ֫נָה Judges 8:4 3t.; יַרְדֵּן only Psalm 42:7; Job 40:23; construct יַרְדֵּן Numbers 26:3 11t. Numbers Josh + 1 Chronicles 6:63; — the river of Palestine: in all periods, chiefly Hexateuch (122 t.: Genesis 5 t. J; Numbers 20 t. P, 1 t. J E; Deuteronomy 26 t.; Josh 34 t. J E, 20 t. D, 16 t. P), Judges (12 t.), and Samuel (18 t.); in Kings 13 t.; Chronicles 7 t.; elsewhere 10 t.; — הַזֶּה הַיַּרְדֵּן Genesis 32:11 (J), Deuteronomy 3:27; 31:2; Joshua 1:2, 11; 4:22 (all D); הַיַּרְדֵּן בְּעֵבֶר Genesis 50:10-11, (J), Joshua 7:7; 24:8 (both J E), + 20 t. D + Judges 5:17; 10:8; 1 Samuel 31:7; P has also הַיַּרְדֵּן מֵעֵבֶר Numbers 32:19, and ׳מֵע לַיַּרְדֵּן 32:19; 32:32; 35:14; Joshua 14:3, also 17:5 (JE), 18:7 (D), Judges 7:25; 1 Chronicles 12:37; 26:30; in P peculiarly יְרֵחוֺ יַרְדֵּן the Jordan of (at) Jericho, with עַל Numbers 26:3, 63; 31:12; 33:48, 50; 35:1; 36:13, with לְ מֵעֵבֶר 22:1; 34:15; Joshua 13:32; 20:8 (= 1 Chronicles 6:63), with מִן Joshua 16:1 (E?); הַיַּרְדֵּן עֵבֶר Isaiah 8:23; Deuteronomy 4:49; Joshua 13:27 (P); see below עבר; הַיַּרְדֵּן מֵי 3:13 (twice in verse); 4:18, 23 (all J E), 3:8; 5:1 (both D); הַיַּרְדֵּן מֵימֵי 4:7 (JE); הַיַּר ׳גְּאוֺן Jeremiah 12:5; 49:19; 50:44; Zechariah 11:3 (see גאון a, above); ׳הַיּר שְׂפַת 2 Kings 2:13; הַיַּרְדֵּן יַד וְעַל עַלהַֿיָּם יוֺשֵׁב Numbers 13:29 (J E; elsewhere in Numbers, P); הַיַּרְדֵּן כִּכַּר the circle of Jordan, i.e. the plain about Jericho Genesis 13:10-11, (J), 1 Kings 7:46; 2 Chronicles 4:17; הַיַּר ׳מַעְבְּרוֺת Judges 3:28; 12:5-6, fords of the Jordan; יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּנֵי אֶלעֵֿבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן אֶלגְּֿגְּלִילוֺת Joshua 22:11, compare 22:10 (both P; see גלילות above); יַרְדֵּן אֶרֶץ Psalm 42:7 (without article only here and in following); אֶלמִּֿיהוּ יָגִּיחַיַרְדֵּן Job 40:23 a Jordan bursteth forth into his mouth. |
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