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 [Gen 13:10] + 162 t.; with ה locative הַיַּרְדֵּ֫נָה [Judg 8:4] + 3 t.; יַרְדֵּן only [Ps 42:7]; [Job 40:23] construct יַרְדֵּן [Num 26:3] + 11 t. Numbers Josh + [1Chr 6:63] — the river of Palestine: in all periods, chiefly Hexateuch (122 t.: [Gen 5] t. J; [Num 20] t. P, 1 t. J E; [Deut 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.; — הַיַּרְדֵּן הַזֶּה [Gen 32:11] (J), [Deut 3:27]; [Deut 31:2]; [Josh 1:2]; [Josh 1:11]; [Josh 4:22] (all D); בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן [Gen 50:10]; [Gen 50:11] (J), [Josh 7:7]; [Josh 24:8] (both J E), + 20 t. D + [Judg 5:17]; [Judg 10:8]; [1Sam 31:7] P has also מֵעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן [Num 32:19], and לַיַּרְדֵּן ׳מֵע v[Num 32:19] v[Num 32:32]; [Num 35:14]; [Josh 14:3], also [Josh 17:5] (JE), [Josh 18:7] (D), [Judg 7:25]; [1Chr 12:37]; [1Chr 26:30] in P peculiarly יַרְדֵּן יְרֵחוֺ the Jordan of (at) Jericho, with עַל [Num 26:3]; [Num 26:63]; [Num 31:12]; [Num 33:48]; [Num 33:50]; [Num 35:1]; [Num 36:13], with מֵעֵבֶר לְ [Num 22:1]; [Num 34:15]; [Josh 13:32]; [Josh 20:8] (= [1Chr 6:63]), with מִן [Josh 16:1] (E?); עֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן [Isa 8:23]; [Deut 4:49]; [Josh 13:27] (P); see below עבר; מֵי הַיַּרְדֵּן [Josh 3:13] (twice in verse); [Josh 4:18]; [Josh 4:23] (all J E), [Josh 3:8]; [Josh 5:1] (both D); מֵימֵי הַיַּרְדֵּן [Josh 4:7] (JE); ׳גְּאוֺן הַיַּר [Jer 12:5]; [Jer 49:19]; [Jer 50:44]; [Zech 11:3] (see גאון a, above); שְׂפַת ׳הַיּר [2Kgs 2:13] יוֺשֵׁב עַלהַֿיָּם וְעַל יַד הַיַּרְדֵּן [Num 13:29] (J E; elsewhere in Numbers, P); כִּכַּר הַיַּרְדֵּן the circle of Jordan, i.e. the plain about Jericho [Gen 13:10]; [Gen 13:11] (J), [1Kgs 7:46]; [2Chr 4:17] ׳מַעְבְּרוֺת הַיַּר [Judg 3:28]; [Judg 12:5]; [Judg 12:6] fords of the Jordan; אֶלגְּֿגְּלִילוֺת הַיַּרְדֵּן אֶלעֵֿבֶר בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל [Josh 22:11], compare v[Josh 22:10] (both P; see גלילות above); אֶרֶץ יַרְדֵּן [Ps 42:7] (without article only here and in following); יָגִּיחַיַרְדֵּן אֶלפִּֿיהוּ [Job 40:23] a Jordan bursteth forth into his mouth.
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