3420. yeraqon
Berean Strong's Lexicon
yeraqon: Paleness, Greenishness

Original Word: יֵרָקוֹן
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: yeraqon
Pronunciation: yay-rah-KONE
Phonetic Spelling: (yay-raw-kone')
Definition: Paleness, Greenishness
Meaning: paleness

Word Origin: Derived from the root יָרַק (yarak), meaning "to be green" or "to grow green."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance, the concept of paleness or sickness can be related to Greek terms like χλωρός (chloros - G5515), which means "green" or "pale," often used in the context of sickness or death, as seen in Revelation 6:8.

Usage: The term "yeraqon" is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a condition of paleness or a greenish hue, often associated with sickness, decay, or a lack of vitality. It conveys a sense of something being unhealthy or lifeless, contrasting with the vibrancy and life typically associated with the color green.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, colors were often used symbolically. Green, in its healthy form, was associated with life, fertility, and prosperity, as seen in lush vegetation. However, when something was described as "yeraqon," it indicated a departure from this ideal state, suggesting disease, famine, or divine judgment. This reflects the agrarian context of the Israelites, where the health of crops and the land was directly tied to survival and divine favor.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as yereq
Definition
mildew, paleness, lividness
NASB Translation
mildew (5), pale (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
יֵרָקוֺן noun masculine mildew, paleness, lividnees;

1 mildew Amos 4:9; Deuteronomy 28:22; 1 Kings 8:37; Haggai 2:27; 2Chronicles 6:28 (all "" שִׁדָּפוֺן).

2 paleness (of face) Jeremiah 30:6.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
greenish, yellow

From yereq; paleness, whether of persons (from fright), or of plants (from drought) -- greenish, yellow.

see HEBREW yereq

Forms and Transliterations
וְיֵרָק֜וֹן וּבַיֵּֽרָקוֹן֙ וּבַיֵּרָק֑וֹן וּבַיֵּרָקוֹן֒ ובירקון וירקון יֵרָק֜וֹן ירקון לְיֵרָקֽוֹן׃ לירקון׃ lə·yê·rā·qō·wn leyeraKon ləyêrāqōwn ū·ḇay·yê·rā·qō·wn ūḇayyêrāqōwn uvaiyeraKon veyeraKon wə·yê·rā·qō·wn wəyêrāqōwn yê·rā·qō·wn yeraKon yêrāqōwn
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Deuteronomy 28:22
HEB: וּבַחֶ֔רֶב וּבַשִּׁדָּפ֖וֹן וּבַיֵּרָק֑וֹן וּרְדָפ֖וּךָ עַ֥ד
NAS: and with blight and with mildew, and they will pursue
KJV: and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue
INT: the sword blight mildew will pursue until

1 Kings 8:37
HEB: יִ֠הְיֶה שִׁדָּפ֨וֹן יֵרָק֜וֹן אַרְבֶּ֤ה חָסִיל֙
NAS: there is blight [or] mildew, locust
KJV: blasting, mildew, locust,
INT: become is blight mildew locust grasshopper

2 Chronicles 6:28
HEB: יִֽ֠הְיֶה שִׁדָּפ֨וֹן וְיֵרָק֜וֹן אַרְבֶּ֤ה וְחָסִיל֙
NAS: there is blight or mildew, if
KJV: if there be blasting, or mildew, locusts,
INT: become is blight mildew is locust grasshopper

Jeremiah 30:6
HEB: כָל־ פָּנִ֖ים לְיֵרָקֽוֹן׃
NAS: faces turned pale?
KJV: are turned into paleness?
INT: every faces greenish

Amos 4:9
HEB: אֶתְכֶם֮ בַּשִּׁדָּפ֣וֹן וּבַיֵּרָקוֹן֒ הַרְבּ֨וֹת גַּנּוֹתֵיכֶ֧ם
NAS: you with scorching [wind] and mildew; And the caterpillar
KJV: you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens
INT: smote scorching and mildew your many gardens

Haggai 2:17
HEB: אֶתְכֶ֜ם בַּשִּׁדָּפ֤וֹן וּבַיֵּֽרָקוֹן֙ וּבַבָּרָ֔ד אֵ֖ת
NAS: with blasting wind, mildew and hail;
KJV: you with blasting and with mildew and with hail
INT: smote blasting mildew and hail you every

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3420
6 Occurrences


lə·yê·rā·qō·wn — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇay·yê·rā·qō·wn — 3 Occ.
wə·yê·rā·qō·wn — 1 Occ.
yê·rā·qō·wn — 1 Occ.
















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