Lexicon :: Strong's H1521 - gîḥôn

גִּיחוֹן

Transliteration

gîḥôn

Pronunciation

ghee-khone'

Part of Speech

proper masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From גִּיחַ (H1518)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 345a

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

גִּיחוֹן Gîychôwn, ghee-khone'; or (shortened) גִּחוֹן Gichôwn; from H1518; stream; Gichon, a river of Paradise; also a valley (or pool) near Jerusalem:—Gihon.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H1521 in the following manner: Gihon (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H1521 in the following manner: Gihon (6x).

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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

גִּיחוֹן Gîychôwn, ghee-khone'; or (shortened) גִּחוֹן Gichôwn; from H1518; stream; Gichon, a river of Paradise; also a valley (or pool) near Jerusalem:—Gihon.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H1521: Abbreviations

† גִּיחוֺן proper name, of a river (a bursting forth) —

1. one of the rivers of Eden Genesis 2:13 (on theories of identity see Commentaries; also Smith^{Dict. Bible} Schaff-Herzog^{Art. Eden} Spurrell^{Text of Gen.} on the passage Ri^HWB).

2. spring of water near Jerusalem: גִּחוֺן 1 Kings 1:33, 38, 45, מֵימֵי גִיחוֺן הָעֶלְיוֺן 2 Chronicles 32:30, לְגִיחוֺן בַּנַּחַל 2 Chronicles 33:14; — there are two main theories as to locality:

a. west of Jerusalem, connected with Birket Mamilla, and aqueduct into city Rob^{BR i. 239, 345 ff.} Survey^Jerusalem and others;

b. east of Jerusalem = Fountain of the Virgin, Furrer^{Schenkel BL ii. 483} Bd^{Pal 101}, or Siloah water-system Guthe^{ZPV, v., 1882, 359 ff}.

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

2:13

1 Kings

1:33; 1:38; 1:45

2 Chronicles

32:30; 33:14

Gesenius' Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon [?]

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number H1521 matches the Hebrew גִּיחוֹן (gîḥôn),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Gen 2:13

Gen 2:13 - And the name^H8034 of the second^H8145 river^H5104 is Gihon:^H1521 the same is it that compasseth^H5437 the whole land^H776 of Ethiopia.^H3568

1Ki 1:33

1Ki 1:33 - The king^H4428 also said^H559 unto them, Take^H3947 with you the servants^H5650 of your lord,^H113 and cause Solomon^H8010 my son^H1121 to ride^H7392 upon mine own mule,^H6506 and bring him down^H3381 to Gihon:^H1521

1Ki 1:38

1Ki 1:38 - So Zadok^H6659 the priest,^H3548 and Nathan^H5416 the prophet,^H5030 and Benaiah^H1141 the son^H1121 of Jehoiada,^H3077 and the Cherethites,^H3774 and the Pelethites,^H6432 went down,^H3381 and caused Solomon^H8010 to ride^H7392 upon king^H4428 David's^H1732 mule,^H6506 and brought^H3212 him to Gihon.^H1521

1Ki 1:45

1Ki 1:45 - And Zadok^H6659 the priest^H3548 and Nathan^H5416 the prophet^H5030 have anointed^H4886 him king^H4428 in Gihon:^H1521 and they are come up^H5927 from thence rejoicing,^H8056 so that the city^H7151 rang again.^H1949 This is the noise^H6963 that ye have heard.^H8085

2Ch 32:30

2Ch 32:30 - This same Hezekiah^H3169 also stopped^H5640 the upper^H5945 watercourse^H4161^H4325 of Gihon,^H1521 and brought it straight^H3474 down^H4295 to the west side^H4628 of the city^H5892 of David.^H1732 And Hezekiah^H3169 prospered^H6743 in all his works.^H4639

2Ch 33:14

2Ch 33:14 - Now after this^H310 he built^H1129 a wall^H2346 without^H2435 the city^H5892 of David,^H1732 on the west side^H4628 of Gihon,^H1521 in the valley,^H5158 even to the entering in^H935 at the fish^H1709 gate,^H8179 and compassed^H5437 about Ophel,^H6077 and raised it up^H1361 a very great height,^H3966 and put^H7760 captains^H8269 of war^H2428 in all the fenced^H1219 cities^H5892 of Judah.^H3063