hebrew #1521 - גִּיחוֹן Gichon ("a bursting forth")
Strong's Exhaustive 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 Englishman's Concordance Gihon=“bursting forth” 1) one of the four rivers of the Garden of Eden 2) a spring near Jerusalem where the anointing and proclaiming of Solomon as king took place Part of Speech: noun proper masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H1518 Same Word by TWOT Number: 345a Brown-Driver-Briggsגִּיחוֺןproper name, of a river (a bursting forth) — 1one of the rivers of EdenGenesis 2:13 (on theories of identity see Commentaries; also SmithDict. Bible Schaff-HerzogArt. Eden SpurrellText of Gen.on the passage RiHWB). 2spring of water near Jerusalem: גִּחוֺן1 Kings 1:33,38,45, מֵימֵיגִיחוֺן הָעֶלְיוֺן2Chronicles 32:30, לְגִיחוֺן בַּנַּחַל2Chronicles 33:14; — 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. Englishman's Concordance (References)Strong's Hebrew: 1521. גִּיחוֹן (Gichon) — 6 OccurrencesGenesis 2:13 1 Kings 1:33 1 Kings 1:38 1 Kings 1:45 2 Chronicles 32:30 2 Chronicles 33:14 |