H2313 H2313
Tigris; the great river of Mesopotamia, one of the four rivers of Eden
Hiddekel is the Hebrew name for the Tigris River, the famous waterway of Mesopotamia. It appears in Genesis 2:14 as one of the four rivers flowing from Eden, and in Daniel 10:4 as the site of Daniel's apocalyptic vision. The name derives from ancient Sumerian (Idigna) and Akkadian (Idiqlat), with Old Persian rendering it as Tigra. The identification with the Tigris is certain, and the river's inclusion in Eden's geography situates paradise in the Mesopotamian heartland—a theological geography linking primordial blessing to the world's ancient centers of civilization.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The proper name for the Tigris River in Hebrew Scripture. In Genesis, it is one of Eden's four rivers, grounding the garden in real geography—the Tigris flows through the land of Assyria, marking the eastern boundary of the biblical world. In Daniel, the river becomes the setting for visionary encounter; the prophet stands on its banks and receives revelation. The Sumerian and Akkadian roots anchor the name in Mesopotamian linguistic heritage, a reminder that Israel's sacred texts engage the languages and landscapes of its ancient neighbors. 2×
AR["حِدَّاقِلُ"]·ben["তীগ্রীস", "হিদ্দেকেল"]·DE["Hiddekel", "[חדקל]"]·EN["Chiddeqel", "Hiddekel"]·FR["Hiddekel", "épine"]·heb["חדקל", "חידקל"]·HI["हिद्दकेल", "हिद्देकेल"]·ID["Tigris"]·IT["Hiddekel", "[חדקל]"]·jav["Tigris"]·KO["티그리스", "힛데겔이라"]·PT["Chiddeqel", "Hidequel"]·RU["Хиддекель"]·ES["Hidequel", "Tigris"]·SW["Hidekeli"]·TR["Dicle"]·urd["دجلہ"]
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† חִדֶּ֫קֶל n.pr.fl. Tigris (Sum. Idigna, Assyrian Idiḳlat, Diḳlat, O.-Pers. Tigrâ SpiegAPK, Gloss., etc.), the famous Assyrian river; v. especially DlPa 110 f. 170 ff.; ח׳ Gn 2:14; חִדָּ֑קֶל Dn 10:4.