Quick Definition
Gihon
Biblical Persons & Places
Gihon
Gihon_2
A location first mentioned at Gen.2.13;
only referred to as Gihon (גִּיחוֹן).
Strong's Definition
Gichon, a river of Paradise; also a valley (or pool) near Jerusalem
Derivation: or (shortened) גִּחוֹן; from H1518 (גִּיחַ)lemma גּיחַ missing vowel, corrected to גִּיחַ; stream;
KJV Usage: Gihon.
TWOT Reference: 345a
Outline of Biblical Usage
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
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
§ Gihon = "bursting forth"
one of the four rivers of the Garden of Eden
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
גִּחוֹן / גִּיחוֹן
gý̂ychôn / gichôn
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
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H1518
Same Word by TWOT Number: 345a
Total KJV Occurrences: 6