Lexical Summary Gichon: "a bursting forth", one of the rivers of Eden, also a spring near Jer Original Word: גִּיחוֹןTransliteration: Gichon Phonetic Spelling: (ghee-khone') Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Short Definition: "a bursting forth", one of the rivers of Eden, also a spring near Jer Meaning: Gihon -- "a bursting forth", one of the rivers of Eden, also a spring near Jerusalem Strong's Concordance Gihon Or (shortened) Gichown {ghee-khone'}; from giyach; stream; Gichon, a river of Paradise; also a valley (or pool) near Jerusalem -- Gihon. see HEBREW giyach Brown-Driver-Briggs H1521. Gichon גִּיחוֺן proper name, of a river (a bursting forth) — 1 one of the rivers of Eden Genesis 2:13 (on theories of identity see Commentaries; also SmithDict. Bible Schaff-HerzogArt. Eden SpurrellText of Gen. on the passage RiHWB). 2 spring of water near Jerusalem: גִּחוֺן 1 Kings 1:33, 38, 45, הָעֶלְיוֺן גִיחוֺן מֵימֵי2 Chronicles 32:30, בַּנַּחַל לְגִיחוֺן33:14; — there are two main theories as to locality: a. west of Jerusalem, connected with Birket Mamilla, and aqueduct into city RobBR i. 239, 345 ff. SurveyJerusalem and others; b. east of Jerusalem = Fountain of the Virgin, FurrerSchenkel BL ii. 483 BdPal 101, or Siloah water-system GutheZPV, v., 1882, 359 ff. גֵּיחֲזִי see below גַּיְא. |
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