Strong's Lexicon

H1521

H1521 — גִּיחוֹן גִּחוֹן

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewGiychownnameOccurrences: 6TWOT: 345a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H1521
Word:	גִּיחוֹן גִּחוֹן
Part of Speech:	name
Etymology:	from H1518
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	6
Transliteration:	Giychown
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	ghee-khone' (or (shortened) Gichown {ghee-khone'}) n/p.
Meaning:	1. stream 2. Gichon, a river of Paradise 3. also a valley (or pool) near Jerusalem
KJV Renderings:	Gihon.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB1619

גִּיחוֺן proper name [of a river] (a bursting forth) —

1. one of the rivers of Eden Gen 2:13 (on theories of identity see Commentaries; also Smith^{Dict. Bible} Schaff-Herzog^{Art. Eden} Spurrell^{Text of Gen.} on the passage Ri^HWB).

2. spring of water near Jerusalem: גִּחוֺן 1Kgs 1:33; 1Kgs 1:38; 1Kgs 1:45, מֵימֵי גִיחוֺן הָעֶלְיוֺן 2Chr 32:30, לְגִיחוֺן בַּנַּחַל 2Chr 33:14 — there are two main theories as to locality:

a. west of Jerusalem, connected with Birket Mamilla, and aqueduct into city Rob^{BR i. 239, 345
ff.} Survey^Jerusalem and others;

b. east of Jerusalem = Fountain of the Virgin, Furrer^{Schenkel BL ii. 483} Bd^{Pal 101}, or Siloah water-system Guthe^{ZPV, v., 1882, 359 ff}.

גֵּיחֲזִי see below גַּיְא.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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