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Diklah
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
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A son of Joktan (Genesis 10:27, and the corresponding genealogical list, 1 Chronicles 1:21). The names of the other sons of Joktan point clearly to an Arabic origin, and it is quite reasonable to suppose that Diklah also had in Arabic home. 
in Arabic is a common word meaning "date-palm." An Assyrian origin is suggested by Hommel because of the similarity between "Diklah" and the name of the Tigrisâ"Diḳlath" in Aramaic, and "Idiḳlat" in Assyrian.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Diklah'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/d/diklah.html. 1901.
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Diklah'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/d/diklah.html. 1901.
