The meaning of “יַבֹּק”
Understanding Yabbôq reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
probably from בָּקַק; pouring forth Jabbok. - § Jabbok = "emptying" - Jabbok, a river east of the Jordan 1) a stream whi...
יַבֹּק
probably from בָּקַק; pouring forth Jabbok. - § Jabbok = "emptying" - Jabbok, a river east of the Jordan 1) a stream which intersects the mountain range of Gilead, and falls into the Jordan on the east about midway between the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 32:22 | “And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok.” Word: יַבֹּק (Yabbôq) | |
| Numbers 21:24 | “And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon was strong.” Word: יַבֹּק (Yabbôq) | |
| Deuteronomy 3:16 | “And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the border even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;” Word: יַבֹּק (Yabbôq) | |
| Joshua 12:2 | “Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, which is upon the bank of the river Arnon, and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the children of Ammon;” Word: יַבֹּק (Yabbôq) | |
| Judges 11:22 | “And they possessed all the coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto Jordan.” Word: יַבֹּק (Yabbôq) |