Bible Dictionary

Rakkon

A place upon the shore, a town belonging to Dan (Josh. 19:46). It is now Tell er-Rakkeit, 6 miles north of Joppa, on the sea-shore, near the mouth of the river ‘Aujeh, i.e., “yellow water.” (See KANA…

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

A place upon the shore, a town belonging to Dan (Josh. 19:46).

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)

(the temple) (of the head), a well-watered place in the inheritance of Dan, not fur from Joppa.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary

RAK'KON (thinness), a city of Dan, probably not far from Joppa. Josh 19:46. Conder claims to have recovered the site of Rakkon at Tell er-Rakkeit, on the shore north of Joppa.

Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)

vain; void; mountain of enjoyment