Lexicon
דַּרְקוֹן
dar.qon
H1874
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Darkon

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dar.qon is used as a proper name within lists of family groups in Ezra and Nehemiah.

The attested form functions as a proper name in parallel family-group lists, where it stands between Jaalah and Giddel.

Senses in use

  1. Proper name in a family-group list · dominant

    In Ezra 2:56 and Nehemiah 7:58, the form is tagged Noun · Proper and occurs in the repeated sequence “the sons of Jaalah, the sons of Darkon, and the sons of Giddel.” The APB presents the term as the name attached to “the sons of” in both verses.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Darkon” in the same repeated family-list clause in Ezra 2:56 and Nehemiah 7:58. The original form and Proper-noun tag identify its specific contribution.

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