Strongs Number: H1521
- Hebrew Word
- גִּיחוֹן
- Transliteration
- Gîychôwn
- Phonetic
- ghee-khone'
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
stream; {Gichon} a river of Paradise; also a valley (or pool) near Jerusalem
- BDB Definition
-
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
- Origin
- From H1518
- Bible Usage
- Gihon.