HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7542
רַקּוֹן
raq.qon — Rakkon
§ Rakkon = "the temple" a well-watered place in Dan near Joppa
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Rakkon
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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Historical dictionary entry
A place upon the shore, a town belonging to Dan (Josh. 19:46). It is now Tell er-Rakkeit, 6 miles north of Joppa, on the sea-shore, near the mouth of the river ‘Aujeh, i.e., “yellow water.” (See KANAH.)
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.