גֹּשֶׁן

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H1657

Transliteration: Gôshen

Pronunciation: go'-shen

Definition: Goshen

Original: גּשׁן

Transliteration: gôshen

Phonetic: go'-shen

BDB Definition:

Goshen = "drawing near"

a region in northern Egypt, east of the lower Nile, where the children of Israel lived from the time of Joseph to the time of Moses
a district in southern Palestine between Gaza and Gibeon
a town in the mountains of Judah probably in the district of Goshen

Origin: probably of Egyptian origin

TWOT entry: 390