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 Genesis 13:10 162t.; with ה locative הַיַּרְדֵּ֫נָה Judges 8:4 3t.; יַרְדֵּן only Psalm 42:7; Job 40:23; construct יַרְדֵּן Numbers 26:3 11t. Numbers Josh + 1 Chronicles 6:63; — the river of Palestine: in all periods, chiefly Hexateuch (122 t.: Genesis 5 t. J; Numbers 20 t. P, 1 t. J E; Deuteronomy 26 t.; Josh 34 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 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 t. 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 a, 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; 2Chronicles 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); יָגִּיחַיַרְדֵּן אֶלמִּֿיהוּ Job 40:23 a Jordan bursteth forth into his mouth.