Strong's H1521 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: גִּיחוֹן (Gîychôwn)

Pronunciation: ghee-khone'

POS: ghee-khone' Morph: n-pr-m

Exegesis: or (shortened) ; from lemma גּיחַ missing vowel, corrected to גִּיחַ; stream;

Definition: or (shortened) גִּחוֹן; from גִּיחַlemma גּיחַ missing vowel, corrected to גִּיחַ; stream; Gichon, a river of Paradise; also a valley (or pool) near Jerusalem; Gihon.

KJV Usage: Gihon.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Gihon = "bursting forth"
• 2. 1) one of the four rivers of the Garden of Eden
• 3. 2) a spring near Jerusalem where the anointing and proclaiming of Solomon as king took place

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