Lexical Definition

‎יַבֹּק‎ Yabbôq (yab-boke') Jabbok ^N:N--L
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

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎יַבֹּק‎ proper name, of a river (√ probably ‎בקק‎; so Thes after Simonis, Samaritan Di) ‎מַעֲבַר (ה)יבק‎ Gen 32:23* (where perhaps connected with ‎אבק‎ = ‎יאבק‎); ‎׳‎‎נַ֫חַל יַבּ‎ Deut 2:37, ‎הַנַּחַל‎ ‎׳‎‎יַבּ‎ Deut 3:16; Josh 12:2, ‎יַבֹּק‎ Num 21:24 (|| ‎אַרְנֹּן‎, compare Deut 3:16; Josh 12:2), ‎הַיַּבֹּק‎ Judg 11:13; Judg 11:22 (in both || ‎ארנון‎); it empties into Jordan from East, in latitude of Shiloh; northern border of Amorites, Num 21:24 (see Di), Judg 11:22 in its upper course it runs south to north, hence (west) border of Ammon, Deut 3:16 (compare Deut 2:37), Josh 12:2 modern Wady Zerqa Bd^Pal.181.

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Jabbok • A river east of the Jordan, associated with Jacob

The Jabbok, a river east of the Jordan, where Jacob wrestled with God.

• A location first mentioned at Gen.32.22;
• only referred to as Jabbok יַבֹּק.
  

The Jabbok is a river located east of the Jordan River, in the region of Gilead. It is first mentioned in the Bible when Israel (or 'Jacob') crossed it on his way back to Canaan after his time with Laban (Genesis 32:22). It was at the Jabbok that Jacob wrestled with God and was given the name Israel (Genesis 32:24-30). The Jabbok served as a boundary between the territories of Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan (Numbers 21:24; Deuteronomy 2:37; 3:16; Joshua 12:2). During the time of the judges, the Ammonites accused Israel of taking their land between the Arnon and the Jabbok (Judges 11:13, 22). The Jabbok River flows westward into the Jordan River and is known today as the Zarqa River in Jordan.

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