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דַּרְקוֹן

𐤃𐤓𐤒𐤅𐤍

Dareqon

H1874 noun

SILEX Entry

Root uncertain uncertain (proper name, no lexical meaning)

Definition

Personal name: Darkon; likely a proper name of an individual listed among 'the servants of Solomon,' with no further explicit lexical meaning within Biblical Hebrew. The semantic range is limited to its function as a proper name occurring in post-exilic lists.

Semantic Range

proper name; personal or family designation in post-exilic lists

Root / Etymology

Etymology uncertain. The word is a proper noun of unclear origin and root; no definitive connection to any known Hebrew root has been securely established.

Historical & Contextual Notes

Darkon appears in lists of 'servants of Solomon' (Ezra 2:56; Nehemiah 7:58), which catalog groups returning from Babylonian exile. These lists include individuals or family groups whose origins may derive from non-Israelite or Israelite backgrounds, reflecting the diversity of the post-exilic community. The exact etymology and meaning of the name are unknown, and the form does not correspond clearly to common Hebrew noun patterns or roots. Some scholars have speculated about foreign origin, possibly Persian or Babylonian, but with no persuasive evidence. In English translation traditions, 'Darkon' is simply transliterated as a name, sometimes misleadingly associated with later Jewish or Judean identity; in context, it refers to a group or head of a household associated with the return to Judah under Persian rule, and should not be read as a term for ethnic or religious identity. There are no known occurrences of this name outside the post-exilic books of Ezra and Nehemiah, and its meaning remains obscure. Contrast with other servant-group names in the same lists, some of which have clearer etymologies or external parallels.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

of uncertain derivation; Darkon, one of 'Solomon's servants'; Darkon.

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Root Family

uncertain (uncertain) — uncertain (proper name, no lexical meaning)

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H1085 בִּלְדַּד Bildad
H1095 בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר Belteshatsar
H1114 בִּלְשָׁן Bilshan
H1150 בִּנְעָא Bin'a
H116 אֱדַיִן and then

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H1874-01 דַרְק֖וֹן dareqon HNp Darkon Darkon 2

Occurrences in Scripture

2 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H1874-01 Ezra 2:56 דַרְק֖וֹן dareqon HNp Darkon Darkon
H1874-01 Nehemiah 7:58 דַרְק֖וֹן dareqon HNp Darkon Darkon
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