Hiddekel — the meaning of the Hebrew name חִדֶּקֶל

חִדֶּקֶל

Chiddeqel · pronounced khid-deh'-kel · Strong's H2313 · a man

Hiddekel means the Chiddekel (or Tigris) river.

Strong's definition

probably of foreign origin; the Chiddekel (or Tigris) river.

First appearance

Gen 2:14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates. (KJV)

Every verse that names Hiddekel

2 occurrences in 2 verses — Genesis, Daniel

Gen 2:14Dan 10:4

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