What does יַרְדֵּן (yarĕdēn) mean in the Bible?
יַרְדֵּן (yarĕdēn) is a Hebrew word meaning "Jarden , the principal river of Palestine".
Hebrew · H3383
יַרְדֵּן
Jarden , the principal river of Palestine
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יַרְדֵּן H3383
Pronunciation yarĕdēn
What does יַרְדֵּן (yarĕdēn) mean in the Bible?
יַרְדֵּן (yarĕdēn) is a Hebrew word meaning "Jarden , the principal river of Palestine".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3383?
The BSB source-word alignment has 182 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the Jordan (96), of the Jordan (47), at the Jordan (5), Jordan (5), to the Jordan (4).
Where does יַרְדֵּן (yarĕdēn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 13:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Joshua (70), Deuteronomy (26), Numbers (21), 2 Samuel (16).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the Jordan 96× Genesis 50:10, Genesis 50:11, Numbers 13:29, Numbers 26:3
of the Jordan 47× Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:11, Numbers 32:19, Numbers 32:32
at the Jordan 5× Joshua 16:7, Joshua 19:22, Joshua 19:33, Joshua 19:34
Jordan 5× Genesis 32:10, Deuteronomy 3:27, Deuteronomy 31:2, Joshua 1:11
to the Jordan 4× Judges 8:4, Judges 11:13, 2 Samuel 19:17, 2 Kings 6:4
- 3× Joshua 3:8, Joshua 13:27, 1 Chronicles 6:78
in the Jordan 3× Joshua 3:8, 2 Kings 5:10, 2 Kings 5:14
near the Jordan 3× Numbers 22:1, Joshua 22:10, Joshua 22:11
along the Jordan 2× Numbers 34:12, Ezekiel 47:18
far as the Jordan 2× Joshua 3:1, 2 Kings 7:15
[from there] 1× 2 Samuel 19:31
[the] 1× Joshua 4:7
across the Jordan 1× Joshua 7:7
from the Jordan 1× Joshua 16:1
into the Jordan 1× Joshua 3:11
its 1× Joshua 3:13
Now the Jordan 1× Joshua 3:15
O Jordan 1× Psalms 114:5
of Jordan 1× Psalms 42:6
on to the Jordan 1× 2 Kings 2:6
The Jordan [River] 1× Deuteronomy 3:17
was the Jordan 1× Joshua 18:20
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 13:10 הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן to of the Jordan Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 13:11 הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן to of the Jordan Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 32:10 הַיַּרְדֵּ֣ן to Jordan Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 50:10 הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן to the Jordan Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Genesis 50:11 הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ to the Jordan Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Numbers 13:29 הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ to the Jordan Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Numbers 22:1 לְיַרְדֵּ֥ן to near the Jordan Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular Numbers 26:3 יַרְדֵּ֥ן to the Jordan Noun - proper - feminine singular Numbers 26:63 יַרְדֵּ֥ן to the Jordan Noun - proper - feminine singular Numbers 31:12 יַרְדֵּ֥ן to the Jordan Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 13:10
Aligned rows 182
Books represented 17
Genesis 5 Numbers 21 Deuteronomy 26 Joshua 70 Judges 12 1 Samuel 2 2 Samuel 16 1 Kings 4 2 Kings 9 1 Chronicles 6 2 Chronicles 1 Job 1 Psalms 3 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 3 Ezekiel 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן 32x hay·yar·dên Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 50:10, Deuteronomy 2:29
הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן 23x hay·yar·dên Deuteronomy 1:1, Deuteronomy 3:8, Deuteronomy 3:20, Deuteronomy 3:25
הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן 20x hay·yar·dên Numbers 32:19, Numbers 32:21, Numbers 33:51, Numbers 35:10
הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃ 20x hay·yar·dên Genesis 50:11, Numbers 13:29, Numbers 32:5, Joshua 3:17
הַיַּרְדֵּן֙ 14x hay·yar·dên Numbers 33:49, Deuteronomy 4:49, Joshua 2:10, Joshua 3:13
הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן 7x hay·yar·dên Deuteronomy 11:30, Joshua 4:3, Joshua 4:8, Joshua 23:4
הַיַּרְדֵּן֒ 7x hay·yar·dên Deuteronomy 12:10, Deuteronomy 27:2, Deuteronomy 27:4, Joshua 4:9
יַרְדֵּ֥ן 7x yar·dên Numbers 26:3, Numbers 26:63, Numbers 31:12, Numbers 33:48
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 145x Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 32:10, Genesis 50:10
Noun - proper - feminine singular 9x Numbers 26:3, Numbers 26:63, Numbers 31:12, Numbers 33:48
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 9x Numbers 32:19, Numbers 32:32, Numbers 35:14, Joshua 14:3
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 6x Joshua 3:8, Joshua 3:11, Joshua 4:7, 2 Samuel 19:18
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular 5x Numbers 22:1, Numbers 34:15, Joshua 13:32, Joshua 20:8
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 4x Numbers 34:12, Judges 8:4, 2 Kings 2:6, 2 Kings 6:4
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular 3x Deuteronomy 3:17, Joshua 3:15, Joshua 18:20
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular 1x Joshua 16:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Jarden , the principal river of Palestine
Source Gloss
Jarden , the principal river of Palestine
Extended definition
Jordan.
Word Origins
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain