יַרְדֵּן

n.pr.fl. Jordan (according to Rel Ol§ 215 c, from ירד with ֵן for orig. ַן, cf. 𝔊 ὁ Ιορδανης; = river as flowing downward, descending, then of particular stream as river κατʼ ἐξοχήν. See also Sta§ 294e (ֵן for ֶן, but name according to Sta non-Hebr.))—abs. always הַיַּר׳ in prose Gn 13:10 + 162 times; c. ה loc. הַיַּרְדֵּ֫נָה Ju 8:4 + 3 times; יַרְדֵּן only ψ 42:7 Jb 40:23; cstr. יַרְדֵּן Nu 26:3 + 11 times Nu Jos + 1 Ch 6:63;—the river of Palestine: in all periods, chiefly Hex (122 times: Gn 5 times J; Nu 20 times P, 1 times JE; Dt 26 times; Jos 24 times JE, 20 times D, 16 times P), Ju (12 times), and S (18 times); in K 13 times; Ch 7 times; elsewhere 10 times;—הַיַּרְדֵּן הַזֶּה Gn 32:11 (J), Dt 3:27; 31:2 Jos 1:2, 11; 4:22 (all D); בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן Gn 50:10, 11 (J), Jos 7:7; 24:8 (both JE), + 20 times D + Ju 5:17; 10:8 1 S 31:7; P has also מֵעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן Nu 32:19, and מֵע׳ לַיַּרְדֵּן v 19, 32; 35:14 Jos 14:3, also Jos 17:5 (JE), 18:7 (D), Ju 7:25 1 Ch 12:37; 26:30; in P peculiarly יַרְדֵּן יְרֵחוֹ the Jordan of (at) Jericho, with עַל Nu 26:3, 63; 31:12; 33:48, 50; 35:1; 36:13, with מֵעֵבֶר לְ Nu 22:1; 34:15 Jos 13:32; 20:8 (= 1 Ch 6:63), with מִן Jos 16:1 (E?); עֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן Is 8:23 Dt 4:49 Jos 13:27 (P); see sub עבר; מֵי הַיַּרְדֵּן Jos 3:13(×2); 4:18, 23 (all JE), 3:8; 5:1 (both D); מֵימֵי הַיַּרְדֵּן 4:7 (JE); גְּאוֹן הַיַּר׳ Je 12:5; 49:19; 50:44 Zc 11:3 (v. גאון p. 145 a, supr.); שְׂפַת הַיּר׳ 2 K 2:13; יוֹשֵׁב עַל־הַיָּם וְעַל יַד הַיַּרְדֵּן Nu 13:29 (JE; elsewhere in Nu, P); כִּכַּר הַיַּרְדֵּן the circle of Jordan, i.e. the plain about Jericho Gn 13:10, 11 (J), 1 K 7:46 2 Ch 4:17; מַעְבְּרוֹת הַיַּר׳ Ju 3:28; 12:5, 6 fords of the Jordan; אֶל־גְּלִילוֹת הַיַּרְדֵּן אֶל־עֵבֶר בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל Jos 22:11, cf. v 10 (both P; v. גלילות supr. p. 165); אֶרֶץ יַרְדֵּן ψ 42:7 (without art. only here and in foll.); יָגִיחַ יַרְדֵּן אֶל־פִּיהוּ Jb 40:23 a Jordan bursteth forth into his mouth.