Definition of Jodan

Definition of Jodan

Jordan, a river of Palestine, which rises on the western side of Mount Hermon, and flows S. below Cæsarea-Philippi within banks, after which it expands into lagoons that collect at length into a mass in Lake Merom (Huleh), 2 m. below which it plunges into a gorge and rushes on for 9 m. in a torrent, till it collects again in the Sea of Galilee to lose itself finally in the Dead Sea after winding along a distance of 65 m. as the crow flies; at its rise it is 1080 ft. above and at the Dead Sea 1300 ft. below the sea-level.

- Wikipedia

{ Jor"dan (?), Jor"den (?), } n. [Prob. fr. the river Jordan, and shortened fr. Jordan bottle a bottle of water from the Jordan, brought back by pilgrims.]

1. A pot or vessel with a large neck, formerly used by physicians and alchemists. [Obs.] Halliwell.

2. A chamber pot. [Obs.] Chaucer. Shak.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

JORDAN. A chamber-pot.

- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)

Country in the Middle East. Official name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
(rivers) A river of the Middle East, mentioned in the Bible, that empties into the Dead Sea.

Norwegian
Jordan

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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