HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4313
מֵי הַיַּרְקוֹן
me hay.yar.qon — Me-jarkon
§ Me-jarkon = "waters of yellowness" a town in Dan near Joppa
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Me-jarkon
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
Waters of yellowness, or clear waters, a river in the tribe of Dan (Josh. 19:46). It has been identified with the river ‘Aujeh, which rises at Antipatris.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.