Yardenite
/ˈjɑːr.dən.aɪt/noun
Yardenite is a rare mineral originally identified in sediments associated with the Jordan River.
Did you know?Yardenite is named after the Yarden—the Hebrew name for the Jordan River—whose name is traditionally connected with the Hebrew root yarad, meaning “to descend.”
Etymological Timeline
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
יַרְדֵּן (Yarden)
“The Jordan River; traditionally associated with the idea of descending”
Classical Antiquity
Greek
Ἰορδάνης (Iordanēs)
“The Jordan River, borrowed from the river’s Semitic name”
Late Antiquity
Latin
Iordanes / Jordanes
“The Jordan River in Latin biblical and geographical writing”
Medieval English
English
Jordan
“The river in the Levant, especially in biblical contexts”
20th Century
English
Yardenite
“A mineral named for the Yarden, the Hebrew name of the Jordan River”