Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H7883 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שִׁיחוֹר שִׁחוֹר שִׁחוֹר |
| Part of Speech: | name |
| Etymology: | probably from H7835 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | Shiychowr |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | shee-khore' (or Shichowr {shee-khore'} or Shichor {shee-khore'};) n/p. |
| Meaning: | 1. dark, i.e. turbid 2. Shichor, a stream of Egypt |
| KJV Renderings: | Shihor, Sihor. |
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
שִׁיחוֺר proper name [of a river] on border of Egypt, probably east branch of Nile; — ׳ הַשּׁ Josh 13:3, מִצְרַיִם ׳ שׁ 1Chr 13:5 clearly = Nile, זֶרַע שִׁחֹר Isa 23:3 (|| יְאוֺר קְצִיר), מֵי שִׁחוֺר Jer 2:18 compare DlPa 311 WilsonHast. DB SHIHOR (usually derived from I. שׁחר, as black water, but doubtful).
