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Lexicon :: Strong's H3383 - yardēn

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יַרְדֵּן
Transliteration
yardēn
Pronunciation
yar-dane'
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Part of Speech
proper noun with reference to a river
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

יַרְדֵּן Yardên, yar-dane'; from H3381; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine:—Jordan.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 182x

The KJV translates Strong's H3383 in the following manner: Jordan (182x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 182x
The KJV translates Strong's H3383 in the following manner: Jordan (182x).

  1. Jordan = "descender"

    1. the river of Palestine running from the roots of Anti-Lebanon to the Dead Sea a distance of approx 200 miles (320 km)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יַרְדֵּן Yardên, yar-dane'; from H3381; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine:—Jordan.
STRONGS H3383: Abbreviations
יַרְדֵּן 182 proper name, of a river Jordan (according to Rel Ol§ 215 c, from ירד with ןֵ֯ for original ןַ֯, compare Greek Version of the LXX 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 + 162 times; with ה locative הַיַּרְדֵּ֫נָה Judges 8:4 + 3 times; יַרְדֵּן only Psalm 42:7; Job 40:23; construct יַרְדֵּן Numbers 26:3 + 11 times Numbers Joshua + 1 Chronicles 6:63; — the river of Palestine: in all periods, chiefly Hexateuch (122 times: Genesis + 5 times J; Numbers + 20 times P, + 1 time J E; Deuteronomy + 26 times; Joshua + 34 times J E, + 20 times D, + 16 times P), Judges (12 times), and Samuel (18 times); in Kings + 13 times; Chronicles + 7 times; elsewhere + 10 times; — הַיַּרְדֵּן הַזֶּה Genesis 32:11 (J), Deuteronomy 3:27; Deuteronomy 31:2; Joshua 1:2, 11; Joshua 4:22 (all D); בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן Genesis 50:10, 11 (J), Joshua 7:7; Joshua 24:8 (both J E), + 20 times D + Judges 5:17; Judges 10:8; 1 Samuel 31:7; P has also מֵעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן Numbers 32:19, and לַיַּרְדֵּן מֵע׳ Numbers 32:19; Numbers 32:32; Numbers 35:14; Joshua 14:3, also Joshua 17:5 (JE), Joshua 18:7 (D), Judges 7:25; 1 Chronicles 12:37; 1 Chronicles 26:30; in P peculiarly יַרְדֵּן יְרֵחוֺ the Jordan of (at) Jericho, with עַל Numbers 26:3, 63; Numbers 31:12; Numbers 33:48, 50; Numbers 35:1; Numbers 36:13, with מֵעֵבֶר לְ Numbers 22:1; Numbers 34:15; Joshua 13:32; Joshua 20:8 (= 1 Chronicles 6:63), with מִן Joshua 16:1 (E?); עֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן Isaiah 8:23; Deuteronomy 4:49; Joshua 13:27 (P); see below עבר; מֵי הַיַּרְדֵּן Joshua 3:13 (twice in verse); Joshua 4:18, 23 (all J E), Joshua 3:8; Joshua 5:1 (both D); מֵימֵי הַיַּרְדֵּן Joshua 4:7 (JE); גְּאוֺן הַיַּר׳ Jeremiah 12:5; Jeremiah 49:19; Jeremiah 50:44; Zechariah 11:3 (see גאון above); שְׂפַת הַיּר׳ 2 Kings 2:13; יוֺשֵׁב עַלהַֿיָּם וְעַל יַד הַיַּרְדֵּן Numbers 13:29 (J E; elsewhere in Numbers, P); כִּכַּר הַיַּרְדֵּן the circle of Jordan, i.e. the plain about Jericho Genesis 13:10, 11 (J), 1 Kings 7:46; 2 Chronicles 4:17; מַעְבְּרוֺת הַיַּר׳ Judges 3:28; Judges 12:5, 6 fords of the Jordan; אֶלגְּֿגְּלִילוֺת הַיַּרְדֵּן אֶלעֵֿבֶר בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל Joshua 22:11, compare Joshua 22:10 (both P; see גלילות above); אֶרֶץ יַרְדֵּן Psalm 42:7 (without article only here and in following); אֶל־פִּיהוּ יָגִּיחַיַרְדֵּן Job 40:23 a Jordan bursteth forth into his mouth.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

13:10; 13:10; 13:11; 32:11; 50:10; 50:11

Numbers

13:29; 22:1; 26:3; 26:3; 26:63; 31:12; 32:19; 32:19; 32:32; 33:48; 33:50; 34:15; 35:1; 35:14; 36:13

Deuteronomy

3:27; 4:49; 31:2

Joshua

1:2; 1:11; 3:8; 3:13; 4:7; 4:18; 4:22; 4:23; 5:1; 7:7; 13:27; 13:32; 14:3; 16:1; 17:5; 18:7; 20:8; 22:10; 22:11; 24:8

Judges

3:28; 5:17; 7:25; 8:4; 10:8; 12:5; 12:6

1 Samuel

31:7

1 Kings

7:46

2 Kings

2:13

1 Chronicles

6:63; 6:63; 12:37; 26:30

2 Chronicles

4:17

Job

40:23; 40:23

Psalms

42:7; 42:7

Jeremiah

12:5; 49:19; 50:44

Zechariah

11:3

H3383

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Strong's Number H3383 matches the Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardēn),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in '2Ki' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:6 - And Elijah H452 said H559 unto him, Tarry, H3427 I pray thee, here; for the LORD H3068 hath sent H7971 me to Jordan. H3383 And he said, H559 As the LORD H3068 liveth, H2416 and as thy soul H5315 liveth, H2416 I will not leave H5800 thee. And they two H8147 went on. H3212

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:7 - And fifty H2572 men H376 of the sons H1121 of the prophets H5030 went, H1980 and stood H5975 to view H5048 afar off: H7350 and they two H8147 stood H5975 by Jordan. H3383

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:13 - He took up H7311 also the mantle H155 of Elijah H452 that fell H5307 from him, and went back, H7725 and stood H5975 by the bank H8193 of Jordan; H3383

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:10 - And Elisha H477 sent H7971 a messenger H4397 unto him, saying, H559 Go H1980 and wash H7364 in Jordan H3383 seven H7651 times, H6471 and thy flesh H1320 shall come again H7725 to thee, and thou shalt be clean. H2891

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:14 - Then went he down, H3381 and dipped H2881 himself seven H7651 times H6471 in Jordan, H3383 according to the saying H1697 of the man H376 of God: H430 and his flesh H1320 came again H7725 like unto the flesh H1320 of a little H6996 child, H5288 and he was clean. H2891

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:2 - Let us go, H3212 we pray thee, unto Jordan, H3383 and take H3947 thence every man H376 a H259 beam, H6982 and let us make H6213 us a place H4725 there, where we may dwell. H3427 And he answered, H559 Go H3212 ye.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:4 - So he went H3212 with them. And when they came H935 to Jordan, H3383 they cut down H1504 wood. H6086

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:15 - And they went H3212 after H310 them unto Jordan: H3383 and, lo, all the way H1870 was full H4392 of garments H899 and vessels, H3627 which the Syrians H758 had cast away H7993 in their haste. H2648 And the messengers H4397 returned, H7725 and told H5046 the king. H4428

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:33

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:33 - From Jordan H3383 eastward, H4217 H8121 all the land H776 of Gilead, H1568 the Gadites, H1425 and the Reubenites, H7206 and the Manassites, H4520 from Aroer, H6177 which is by the river H5158 Arnon, H769 even Gilead H1568 and Bashan. H1316
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