◄ 7542. Raqqon ►
Strong's Lexicon Raqqon: Raqqon Original Word: רַקּוֹן Part of Speech: Proper Name Location Transliteration: Raqqown Pronunciation: rak-KONE Phonetic Spelling: (rak-kone') Definition: Rakkon Meaning: Rakkon is a proper noun referring to a location, specifically a place on the Mediterranean coast within the territory allotted to the tribe of Dan. Word Origin: Derived from the root רָקַק (raqaq), which means "to be thin" or "to be empty." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Rakkon, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun referring to a location in the Old Testament. Usage: Rakkon is mentioned in the context of the territorial boundaries of the tribe of Dan in the Old Testament. Context: Rakkon is identified as a coastal town or region mentioned in the delineation of the tribal inheritance of Dan. It appears in the list of cities and landmarks that define the extent of Dan's territory. The specific reference to Rakkon is found in Joshua 19:46, where it is listed alongside other locations such as Japho (modern-day Jaffa). The exact location of Rakkon is not definitively known today, but it is understood to have been situated near the Mediterranean Sea, contributing to the coastal boundary of Dan. The name Rakkon, derived from a root meaning "thin" or "empty," may suggest a geographical feature or characteristic of the area, such as a narrow strip of land or a sparsely populated region. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from raqaq Definition a city in Dan near Joppa NASB Translation Rakkon (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs רַקּוֺן proper name, of a location in Dan, ׳הָר Joshua 19:46, probably doublet of הַיַּרְקוֺן, omitted by ᵐ5 Benn Steuern, compare Di. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Rakkon From raq; thinness; Rakkon, a place in Palestine -- Rakkon. see HEBREW raq Forms and Transliterations וְהָֽרַקּ֑וֹן והרקון veharakKon wə·hā·raq·qō·wn wəhāraqqōwn Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Joshua 19:46 HEB: וּמֵ֥י הַיַּרְק֖וֹן וְהָֽרַקּ֑וֹן עִֽם־ הַגְּב֖וּל NAS: and Me-jarkon and Rakkon, with the territory KJV: And Mejarkon, and Rakkon, with the border INT: and Me-jarkon and Rakkon with the territory 1 Occurrence Strong's Hebrew 7542 1 Occurrence wə·hā·raq·qō·wn — 1 Occ.