Gihon — the meaning of the Hebrew name גִּיחוֹן

גִּיחוֹן

Gîychôwn · pronounced ghee-khone' · Strong's H1521 · a man

Gihon means stream.

Built from

גִּיחַ gîyach (from, H1518) — to gush forth (as water), generally to issue open in the lexicon ›

or (shortened) גִּחוֹן; from H1518; stream; Gichon, a river of Paradise; also a valley (or pool) near Jerusalem.

Gen 2:13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. (KJV)

6 occurrences in 6 verses — Genesis, 1 Kings, 2 Chronicles

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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