Original Word: מֵי הַיַּרְקוֹן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Mey hay-Yarqown
Pronunciation: may hah-yar-KONE
Phonetic Spelling: (may hah'-ee-yar-kone')
KJV: Me-jarkon
NASB: Me-jarkon
Word Origin: [from H4325 (מַיִם - water) and H3420 (יֵרָקוֹן - mildew) with the art. interposed]

1. water of the yellowness
2. Me-haj-Jarkon, a place in Israel

Me-jarkon

From mayim and yeraqown with the art. Interposed; water of the yellowness; Me-haj-Jarkon, a place in Palestine -- Me-jarkon.

see HEBREW mayim

see HEBREW yeraqown

Word Origin
from mayim and yeraqon
Definition
a place in Dan near Joppa
NASB Translation
Me-jarkon (1).

יַרְקוֺן only in ׳מֵי הַיּ Joshua 19:46 see below מַי.

מֵי הַיַּרְקוֺן proper name, of a location in Dan, near Joppa Joshua 19:46 (reading dubious; ᵐ5 ἀπὸ θαλάσσης [i.e. מים = מִיָּם] Ιερακων).

Name and Meaning

“Me HaYarkon” means “Waters of the Yarkon,” referring to the springs feeding the Yarkon River.

Scriptural Reference

Joshua 19:46: “Me-jarkon and Rakkon, including the territory facing Joppa”.

Geographical Setting

Situated near the perennial Yarkon River on the central coastal plain, just inland from ancient Joppa, the site guarded the fertile river mouth, the Via Maris trade route, and the springs at modern Ras el-‘Ain (Antipatris).

Historical Relevance

1. Danite Frontier – The springs formed part of the tribe of Dan’s western border, offering water security yet lying in the path of Philistine pressure that later drove Dan northward (Judges 18).
2. Strategic Crossroads – Whoever controlled Me HaYarkon commanded the water supply for Aphek/Antipatris and oversight of traffic between Egypt and Syria.
3. Biblical Corridor – The adjoining port of Joppa features in the shipping of cedars for the Temple (2 Chronicles 2:16; Ezra 3:7), Jonah’s flight (Jonah 1:3), and Peter’s rooftop vision that opened the gospel to the Gentiles (Acts 10), situating Me HaYarkon along a repeatedly used salvation-history pathway.

Tribal Inheritance and Covenant Fulfillment

Its precise listing in Joshua underlines God’s careful faithfulness in allotting every boundary promised to Abraham (Genesis 15:18-21) and confirms that “not one word has failed of all the good promises” (Joshua 21:45).

Ministry and Theological Significance

• Water Symbolism – As “waters,” Me HaYarkon evokes themes of life, cleansing, and blessing (Jeremiah 2:13; John 7:37-38).
• Warning and Promise – Though Dan enjoyed abundant resources, later idolatry (1 Kings 12:29) testifies that physical provision without faithful worship breeds spiritual barrenness, whereas obedience releases living water to the nations (Acts 10).
• Foreshadowing – The contested springs mirror the believer’s call to lay hold of every spiritual blessing (Ephesians 1:3) and prefigure the universal healing river of Revelation 22:1-2.

Modern Relevance

The Yarkon still flows through Tel Aviv-Yafo; excavations at Tel Afek and Ras el-‘Ain affirm the biblical record. Me HaYarkon therefore stands as a tangible witness to Scripture’s reliability and to the God who governs both geography and redemption.

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