Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6939 |
|---|---|
| Word: | קִדרוֹן |
| Part of Speech: | Name/l. |
| Etymology: | from H6937 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 11 |
| Transliteration: | Qidrown |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kid-rone' |
| Meaning: | 1. dusky place 2. Kidron, a brook near Jerusalem |
| KJV Renderings: | Kidron. |
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קִדְרוֺן proper name of wady just east of Jerusalem (Thes. turbidus); — ׳ נַחַל ק 2Sam 15:23; 1Kgs 2:37 usually as place for refuse 1Kgs 15:13 = 2Chr 15:16; 2Kgs 23:6 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 23:12; 2Chr 29:16; 2Chr 30:14; Jer 31:40 so ׳ שַׁדְמוֺת ק 2Kgs 23:4 Κεδρων; compare RobPhys. Geogr, 87ff. BuhlGeogr. 93 BdPal. 3 (1898), 94.
