יַרְדֵּן

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 1 Mos 13,10 + 162 t.; with ה locative הַיַּרְדֵּ֫נָה Dom 8,4 + 3 t.; יַרְדֵּן only Sl 42,7; Job 40,23 construct יַרְדֵּן 4 Mos 26,3 + 11 t. Numbers Josh + 1 Kron 6,63 — the river of Palestine: in all periods, chiefly Hexateuch (122 t.: 1 Mos 5,1–200 t. J; 4 Mos 20,1–200 t. P, 1 t. J E; 5 Mos 26,1–200 t.; Jos 34,1–200 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 1 Mos 32,11 (J), 5 Mos 3,27; 5 Mos 31,2; Jos 1,2; Jos 1,11; Jos 4,22 (all D); בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן 1 Mos 50,10; 1 Mos 50,11 (J), Jos 7,7; Jos 24,8 (both J E), + 20 t. D + Dom 5,17; Dom 10,8; 1 Sam 31,7 P has also מֵעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן 4 Mos 32,19, and לַיַּרְדֵּן ׳מֵע v4 Mos 32,19 v4 Mos 32,32; 4 Mos 35,14; Jos 14,3, also Jos 17,5 (JE), Jos 18,7 (D), Dom 7,25; 1 Kron 12,37; 1 Kron 26,30 in P peculiarly יַרְדֵּן יְרֵחוֺ the Jordan of (at) Jericho, with עַל 4 Mos 26,3; 4 Mos 26,63; 4 Mos 31,12; 4 Mos 33,48; 4 Mos 33,50; 4 Mos 35,1; 4 Mos 36,13, with מֵעֵבֶר לְ 4 Mos 22,1; 4 Mos 34,15; Jos 13,32; Jos 20,8 (= 1 Kron 6,63), with מִן Jos 16,1 (E?); עֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן Es 8,23; 5 Mos 4,49; Jos 13,27 (P); see below עבר; מֵי הַיַּרְדֵּן Jos 3,13 (twice in verse); Jos 4,18; Jos 4,23 (all J E), Jos 3,8; Jos 5,1 (both D); מֵימֵי הַיַּרְדֵּן Jos 4,7 (JE); ׳גְּאוֺן הַיַּר Jer 12,5; Jer 49,19; Jer 50,44; Zak 11,3 (see גאון a, above); שְׂפַת ׳הַיּר 2 Kong 2,13 יוֺשֵׁב עַלהַֿיָּם וְעַל יַד הַיַּרְדֵּן 4 Mos 13,29 (J E; elsewhere in Numbers, P); כִּכַּר הַיַּרְדֵּן the circle of Jordan, i.e. the plain about Jericho 1 Mos 13,10; 1 Mos 13,11 (J), 1 Kong 7,46; 2 Kron 4,17 ׳מַעְבְּרוֺת הַיַּר Dom 3,28; Dom 12,5; Dom 12,6 fords of the Jordan; אֶלגְּֿגְּלִילוֺת הַיַּרְדֵּן אֶלעֵֿבֶר בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל Jos 22,11, compare vJos 22,10 (both P; see גלילות above); אֶרֶץ יַרְדֵּן Sl 42,7 (without article only here and in following); יָגִּיחַיַרְדֵּן אֶלפִּֿיהוּ Job 40,23 a Jordan bursteth forth into his mouth.