Meanings
- historicalThe entire region between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean, particularly in context of the British Mandate and earlier times.
2001, Douglas L. Esse, Samuel Richard Wolff, Studies in the Archaeology of Israel and Neighboring Lands, Oriental Inst Publications Sales The earliest appearance of the collared pithos in small numbers is at sites in Cisjordan located along LB trade routes.
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No sooner had Abram arrived in Cisjordan than he was once again confronted by a dilemma, one far more serious than any he had struggled with earlier.
2004, Martin Sicker, The Trials of Abraham, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 26I argue, therefore, that Josh 17:1–2 reflects an older version of Manasseh’s genealogy with seven sons: Machir occupies the Transjordan and his six brothers reside in the Cisjordan—as confirmed by the Samaria ostraca.
2022 September 28, Dylan R. Johnson, “The Allotment of Canaan in Joshua and Numbers”, in Journal of Biblical Literature, volume 141, number 3, →DOI, →ISSN, page 441Antonyms: Transjordan
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe entire region between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean, particularly in context of the British Mandate and earlier times.
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans Cisjordanië
- Cisjordaniëterritory of Palestine
Arabic الضِّفَّة الْغَرْبِيَّة
- الضِّفَّة الْغَرْبِيَّة (aḍ-ḍiffa l-ḡarbiyya)territory of Palestine
Basque Zisjordania
- Zisjordaniaterritory of Palestine
Bengali পশ্চিম তীর
- পশ্চিম তীর (pościm tir)territory of Palestine
Catalan Cisjordània
- Cisjordàniaterritory of Palestine
Chinese Mandarin 約旦河西岸地區 /约旦河西岸地区, 西岸地區 /西岸地区
- 約旦河西岸地區 /约旦河西岸地区 (Yuēdàn hé xī'àn dìqū)territory of Palestine
- 西岸地區 /西岸地区 (Xī'àn dìqū)territory of Palestine
Dutch Cisjordanië
- Cisjordaniëterritory of Palestine
Esperanto Cisjordanio
- Cisjordanioterritory of Palestine
Finnish Länsiranta
- Länsirantaterritory of Palestine
French Cisjordanie
- Cisjordanieterritory of Palestine
German Cisjordanien, Zisjordanien
- Cisjordanienterritory of Palestine
- Zisjordanienterritory of Palestine
Hawaiian Kapa Komohana
- Kapa Komohanaterritory of Palestine
Hebrew הַגָּדָה הַמַּעֲרָבִית, ציסירדן
- הַגָּדָה הַמַּעֲרָבִית (ha-gadá ha-ma'aravít)territory of Palestine
- ציסירדןterritory of Palestine
Hungarian Ciszjordánia
- Ciszjordániaterritory of Palestine
Irish Bruach Thiar
- Bruach Thiarterritory of Palestine
Italian Cisgiordania
- Cisgiordaniaterritory of Palestine
Japanese ヨルダン川西岸地区
- ヨルダン川西岸地区 (Yorudan gawa seigan chiku)territory of Palestine
Korean 요르단 강 서안 지구, 서안 지구
- 요르단 강 서안 지구 (Yoreudan gang seoan jigu)territory of Palestine
- 서안 지구 (Seoan jigu)territory of Palestine
Polish Zachodni Brzeg, Zachodni Brzeg Jordanu
- Zachodni Brzegterritory of Palestine
- Zachodni Brzeg Jordanuterritory of Palestine
- Cisjordaniaterritory of Palestine
Portuguese Cisjordânia
- Cisjordâniaterritory of Palestine
Punjabi ਪੱਛਮੀ ਕੰਢਾ
- ਪੱਛਮੀ ਕੰਢਾ (pacchamī kaṇḍhā)territory of Palestine
Romanian Cisiordania
- Cisiordaniaterritory of Palestine
Russian За́падный бе́рег реки́ Иорда́н, За́падный бе́рег
- За́падный бе́рег реки́ Иорда́н (Západnyj béreg rekí Iordán)territory of Palestine
- За́падный бе́рег (Západnyj béreg)territory of Palestine
Spanish Cisjordania
- Cisjordaniaterritory of Palestine
Swedish Cisjordanien
- Cisjordanienterritory of Palestine
Tagalog Kanlurang Pampang
- Kanlurang Pampangterritory of Palestine
Tamil மேற்குக் கரை
- மேற்குக் கரை (mēṟkuk karai)territory of Palestine
Thai เวสต์แบงก์
- เวสต์แบงก์ (wéet-bɛ́ng)territory of Palestine
Turkish Cisürdün
- Cisürdünterritory of Palestine
Ukrainian За́хідний бе́рег ріки́ Йорда́н, За́хідний бе́рег
- За́хідний бе́рег ріки́ Йорда́н (Záxidnyj béreh riký Jordán)territory of Palestine
- За́хідний бе́рег (Záxidnyj béreh)territory of Palestine
- Західний берег річки Йордан (Zaxidnyj bereh ričky Jordan)territory of Palestine
Cite this entry
Cisjordan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cisjordan
“Cisjordan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cisjordan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cisjordan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cisjordan.
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