Shihor — the meaning of the Hebrew name שִׁיחוֹר

שִׁיחוֹר

Shîychôwr · pronounced shee-khore' · Strong's H7883 · a woman · also spelled Sihor

Shihor means dark, i.e. turbid.

Built from

שָׁחַר shâchar (probably from, H7835) — to be dim or dark (in color) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or שִׁחוֹר; or שִׁחֹר; probably from H7835; dark, i.e. turbid; Shichor, a stream of Egypt.

First appearance

Josh 13:3 From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites: (KJV)

Every verse that names Shihor

4 occurrences in 4 verses — Joshua, 1 Chronicles, Isaiah, Jeremiah

Josh 13:31Chr 13:5Isa 23:3Jer 2:18

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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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