Kidron

[ kee-druhn, kid-ruhn ]

/ ˈki drən, ˈkɪd rən /

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noun

a ravine E of Jerusalem, leading to the Mount of Olives: traditionally identified by Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religions as the Valley of Decision, the place of final judgment. Joel 3:2, 12.

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Also Ke·dron

[kee-druhn] /ˈki drən/ .

Words nearby Kidron

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How to use Kidron in a sentence

The Kidron Valley wends its way from the eastern side of the Old City, through the Judean Desert, to the Dead Sea.
Losing Jerusalem Sewage Plant Could Prove Longer Term Win for Palestinians|Hillel Cohen|September 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Most, if not all, of the Kidron Valley is located in territory that Israel occupied in 1967.
Losing Jerusalem Sewage Plant Could Prove Longer Term Win for Palestinians|Hillel Cohen|September 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, the sewage continues to flow in the Kidron Valley, and the settlements continue to expand.
Losing Jerusalem Sewage Plant Could Prove Longer Term Win for Palestinians|Hillel Cohen|September 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The cicadas are calling; the Brook of Kidron babbles on monotonously; the doleful chant of a night watchman is heard in the city.
Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity|Alexandre Kuprin

There is the Kidron brook, the gentle rise of ground, the grove of gnarled knotty old olive trees.
Quiet Talks on Prayer|S. D. (Samuel Dickey) Gordon
Meantime a girl with her little brother—goat-herds both—have been watering their flock at Kidron, and are driving it home.
On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2)|John Ruskin
The southern end rises rapidly from the valley below where the Tyropœon and Kidron join.
Biblical Geography and History|Charles Foster Kent
It is entered by steps which lead into a natural cave, half way down the side of the Kidron Valley.
Biblical Geography and History|Charles Foster Kent

British Dictionary definitions for Kidron

Kidron

/ (ˈkiːdrən) /

noun

a variant of Kedron

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