Diklah
(palm grove). (Genesis 10:27; 1 Chronicles 1:21) a son of Joktan, whose settlements, in common with those of the other sons of Joktan, must be looked for in Arabia. It is thought that Diklah is a part of Arabia containing many palm trees.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Diklah
Diklah dik'-la (diqlah, "place of palms"): One of the "sons" of Joktan (Ge 10:27; 1Ch 1:21). Perhaps a south-Arabian tribal or place-name connected with a palm-bearing district. ⇒See a list of verses on DIKLAH in the Bible. ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible on Diklah
The name of a son of Joktan (Gn 10", 1 Ch 1-'), probably representing a nation or community. The Aramaic name for the river "Tigris (Dildath) is practically identical with this form, aiid hence the conjecture ol Michaelis, that Diklah signified the dwellers on • Cf. Macbeth, it. iii. Ill : ' Died everj- day (he lived," a leool lection, no doubt, of 1 Co 15" ' I die daily.' DILAN DIONTSIA 607 that riTer, is not wholly improbable ; we know, however, of no community so called, and the home of such of the Joktanidne as can be identified with certainty is in Arabia. The word dakal (in Syr. dekli', ' palm ') is well kno«Ti in Arabic, and signifies dry dat«s of bad quality ; as they possess no cohesive power, to 'scatter like rlnhal' is a proverbial phrase. The geo'rraphcr Yakut knows of a place in Yemamah called Daknlnh, ' where there were palm trees,' of too little importance to be connected with the son of Joktan ; moreover, the corresponding form in Hebrew should be Dek&l&b rather than Uiklah. The names imme- diately preceding and following Diklah give no clue to its identihcation. D. S…
Fausset's Bible Dictionary on Diklah
Arab tradition confirms Gen 10:26-29 in making Joktan (Kahtan) the great progenitor of all the pure tribes of central and southern Arabia. Thus Almodad equates to the Arabic Elmudad; Sheleph equates to Es-Sulaf in the Yemen; Hazarmaveth equates to Hadramaut on the S.E. coast of Arabia; Diklah equates to Dakalah, an important city in the Yemen; it means a fruit-abounding palm tree.
References
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