וְ/הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֣ן

𐤅/𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍

Yareden

and 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.

H3383

Deuteronomy 3:17 · Word #2

Lexicon H3383

Lemmaיַרְדֵּן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍
TransliterationYareden
Strong'sH3383
DefinitionProper 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 HC/Td/Np All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype p — Proper Name — Proper name

Common Translation

Phraseand the Jordan

SIBI-P1 Translation H3383-07

and the Descender

Morphological NotesConjunction וְ + definite article הַ + proper masculine singular noun (toponym).
Rendering RationaleThe name יַרְדֵּן derives from the root ירד (“to descend”) and literally means “Descender,” reflecting the river’s downward course. The prefixed וְ and definite article הַ are preserved as “and the,” maintaining the full morphology of the form.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

and the Yareden

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleProper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in the Descender

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