יַרְדֵּ֥ן

𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍

yareden

the Jordan

from יָרַד; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine; Jordan.

H3383

Numbers 36:13 · Word #15

Lexicon H3383

Lemmaיַרְדֵּן
Lemma (Paleo)𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍
TransliterationYardên
Strong'sH3383
In-contextthe Jordan

Morphology HNp All morphology codes

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

SIBI-P1 H3383-09

Yarden (the Descender)

Rootירד (y-r-d)
Core Meaningsto descend, go down, come down, flow downward
Semantic RangeThe principal river of the land of Israel; a physical boundary; a crossing place; symbol of transition or descent.
Conceptual SignificanceThe Yarden serves as a boundary between wilderness and promise, a site of covenantal crossing (Joshua 3–4), prophetic activity (2 Kings 2), and later immersion and renewal themes. Its name, rooted in "descent," underscores themes of humility, transition, and movement from height to depth in redemptive history.
Morphological NotesMasculine singular proper noun; no article; from the verbal root ירד (Qal: to go down, descend). Functions as a geographic name.
Rendering Rationaleיַרְדֵּן is a masculine singular proper noun (HNp) derived from the root ירד, "to descend." Rendering it as "Yarden (the Descender)" preserves its identity as a proper name while making explicit the root sense of downward movement, reflecting the river’s descending course from the heights to the Dead Sea.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ירד (to descend, go down, come down, flow downward)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3383-01 bayareden in the Descender
H3381-01 behoridi in bringing me down
H4174-01 bemorad at the going-down
H3381-02 beredet in descending
H3381-03 berideti in my descending
H3381-04 berideto in his going-down
H3381-05 eradah Let me descend
H3381-06 ered I will descend
H3381-07 haered Shall I descend?
H3381-08 hatorideni Will you cause me to descend?
H3383-02 hayareden the Descender
H3383-03 hayaredenah to the Descender
H3381-09 hayered Will he descend?
H3381-10 hayored the descending one
H3381-11 hayoredet the descending one (feminine)
H3381-12 hayoredim the descending ones
H3381-13 hayoredot the descending women
H3381-14 horadenu we have caused to descend
H3381-15 horadetenu you caused us to descend
H3381-16 hored Bring down!
H3381-17 horid he caused to descend
H3381-18 horidi Bring down, you (feminine singular)!
H3381-19 horidu they caused to go down
H3381-20 horiduhu you (masculine plural) cause him to go down
H3381-21 hurad he was caused to descend
H3381-22 keyoredey like descending ones
H3381-23 laredet to descend
H3383-04 layareden to the Descender
H3381-24 lehorid to cause to descend
H3383-05 leyareden to the Descender
H3381-25 meredah she descended
H3381-26 meredet from descending
H3383-06 miyareden from the Descender
H3381-27 miyaredi he brought me down
H3381-28 morid one who brings down
H3381-29 myvrdy descenders of
H3381-30 nered we shall descend
H3381-31 neredah let us descend
H3381-32 oridekha I will cause you (masculine singular) to go down
H3381-33 oridem I will cause them to descend
H3381-34 red Descend!
H3381-35 redah You (singular), go down!
H3381-36 redet to descend
H3381-37 redi Descend, you (feminine)!
H3381-38 redu Descend, you men
H3381-39 ridetah you went down to her
H3381-40 rideto his going-down
H3381-41 sheyored who is descending
H3381-42 terad she will descend
H3381-43 teradenah let them (feminine) descend
H3381-44 tered you will go down
H3381-45 toridem you will cause them to go down
H3381-46 turad he will be brought down
H3381-47 umorid and causing to descend
H3381-48 uredu and descend, you (masculine plural)
H3381-49 uveredet and in descending
H3381-50 vaered and I descended
H3381-51 vanered and we descended
H3381-52 vared and you descended
H3381-53 vatered and she descended
H3381-54 vatored and she descended
H3381-55 vatoridem and she caused them to descend
H3381-56 vayerad and he went down
H3381-57 vayered and he descended
H3381-58 vayeredu and they descended
H3381-59 vayored and he descended
H3381-60 vayoridehu and he caused him to descend
H3381-61 vayoridem and he caused them to descend
H3381-62 vayoridu and they caused to descend
H3381-63 vayoriduhu and they caused him to go down
H3381-64 vayoridum and they brought them down
H3383-07 vehayareden and the Descender
H3381-65 vehayoredim and the descending ones
H3381-66 vehoradeta and you will cause to go down
H3381-67 vehoradetem and you men caused to descend
H3381-68 vehoradeti and I will cause to descend
H3381-69 vehoradetikhe and I have caused you to go down
H3381-70 vehoradetim and I will cause them to descend
H3381-71 vehorid and he caused to descend
H3381-72 vehoridehu and you caused him to go down
H3381-73 vehoridemo and you caused them to descend
H3381-74 vehoridu and they caused to go down
H3381-75 vehurad and he was brought down
H3381-76 vehuradeta and you caused to descend
H3381-77 veorid and I will cause to descend
H3381-78 veoridekha and I will cause you to descend
H3381-79 veterad and she went down
H3381-80 veteradenah and they (feminine) will descend
H3381-81 vetered and you will descend
H3381-82 veyarad and he went down
H3381-83 veyaradenu and we descended
H3381-84 veyaradeta and you descended
H3381-85 veyaradete and you descended
H3381-86 veyaradeti and I descended
H3381-87 veyaredu and they descended
H3381-88 veyered and may he descend
H3381-89 veyoredet and descending (she)
H3381-90 veyoredim and those descending
H3383-08 vyrdn in the Descender (Jordan)
H3381-91 vyrdty and I descended
H3381-92 yarad he descended
H3381-93 yaradah she descended
H3381-94 yaradenu we descended
H3381-95 yaradeta you descended
H3381-96 yaradeti I descended
H3382-01 yared Descent (masculine proper name)
H3381-97 yaredah she descended
H3381-98 yaredu they descended
H3381-99 yarod he descended
H3381-100 yered Descent (masculine proper name)
H3381-101 yeredu they descend
H3381-102 yored he who descends
H3381-103 yoredah she who descends
H3381-104 yoredey the descending ones of
H3381-105 yoredim the descending ones
H3381-106 yoredot descending ones (feminine plural)
H3381-107 yorideni he will cause me to descend
H3381-108 yoridu they will cause to descend
H3381-109 yoridukha they will cause you to descend

Word Usage (183 occurrences of H3383)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 13:10 הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֔ן hayareden of the Jordan
Genesis 13:11 הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֔ן hayareden of the Jordan
Genesis 32:11 הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֣ן hayareden the Jordan
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