Original Word: רַקּוֹן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Raqqown
Pronunciation: rak-KONE
Phonetic Spelling: (rak-kone')
Definition: Raqqon
Meaning: Rakkon

Rakkon

From raq; thinness; Rakkon, a place in Palestine -- Rakkon.

see HEBREW raq

Word Origin
from raqaq
Definition
a city in Dan near Joppa
NASB Translation
Rakkon (1).

רַקּוֺן proper name, of a location in Dan, ׳הָר Joshua 19:46, probably doublet of הַיַּרְקוֺן, omitted by ᵐ5 Benn Steuern, compare Di.

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.

וְהָֽרַקּ֑וֹן והרקון veharakKon wə·hā·raq·qō·wn wəhāraqqōwnInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts