ב/ירדן
𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍
Yareden
the Jordan
Proper name: The Jordan, a major river running north-south through the Levant, serving as a significant geographic, cultural, and symbolic boundary in the Hebrew Bible. In narrative, poetic, and legal texts, 'Yarden' typically refers to the river itself but may occasionally denote the adjoining region.
2 Samuel 19:32 · Word #11
Lexicon H3383
| Lemma | יַרְדֵּן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Yareden |
| Strong's | H3383 |
| Definition | Proper name: The Jordan, a major river running north-south through the Levant, serving as a significant geographic, cultural, and symbolic boundary in the Hebrew Bible. In narrative, poetic, and legal texts, 'Yarden' typically refers to the river itself but may occasionally denote the adjoining region. |
Morphology HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the Jordan |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3383-08
in the Descender
| Morphological Notes | Preposition ב ("in") + proper name masculine singular יַרְדֵּן; toponym derived from verbal root ירד. |
| Rendering Rationale | יַרְדֵּן (Yarden) is a toponym derived from the root ירד, meaning "to descend," thus "Descender." The prefixed ב indicates location ("in"), so the form means "in the Descender," referring to the Jordan River as the descending river. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
in Yareden
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in the Descender |