Lexicon :: Strong's H1657 - gōšen

גֹּשֶׁן

Transliteration

gōšen

Pronunciation

go'-shen

Part of Speech

proper locative noun

Root Word (Etymology)

Probably of Egyptian origin

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 390

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

גֹּשֶׁן Gôshen, go'-shen; probably of Egyptian origin; Goshen, the residence of the Israelites in Egypt; also a place in Palestine:—Goshen.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's H1657 in the following manner: Goshen (15x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's H1657 in the following manner: Goshen (15x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

Goshen = "drawing near"
1. 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
2. a district in southern Palestine between Gaza and Gibeon
3. a town in the mountains of Judah probably in the district of Goshen

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

גֹּשֶׁן Gôshen, go'-shen; probably of Egyptian origin; Goshen, the residence of the Israelites in Egypt; also a place in Palestine:—Goshen.

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

STRONGS H1657: Abbreviations

† גּ֫שֶׁן proper name, of a location (on etymology compare Di Genesis 45:10) —

1. district in Egypt east of lower Nile, see Eb^{GS 500 ff.}; Naville^{Goshen, 1887,} who reads hieroglyphics Kesem, but compare Groff^{JAs xiv. 527} ( Γεσεμ (Ἀραβιας)) — אֶרֶץ גּשֶׁן Genesis 45:10 (JE) Genesis 46:34; Genesis 47:1, 4, 6, 27; Genesis 50:8; Exodus 8:18; Exodus 9:26 (all J); אַ֫רְצָה גּשֶׁן Genesis 46:28 (J), גּ֑שְׁנָה Genesis 46:28; Genesis 46:29 (both J), in both καθ’ Ἡρώων πόλιν compare Di. (P has land רעמסס Genesis 47:11 etc., compare Di Genesis 45:10.

2. ארץ הַגּשֶׁן Joshua 11:16 (D), אֶרֶץ גּשֶׁן Joshua 10:41 (D), גּשֶׁן Joshua 15:51 (P) ( in all Γοσομ) a city named with חֹלֹן & גִּלֹה compare Di. — not clearly located, but on southern border of Judah.

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

45:10; 45:10; 45:10; 46:28; 46:28; 46:29; 46:34; 47:1; 47:4; 47:6; 47:11; 47:27; 50:8

Exodus

8:18; 9:26

Joshua

10:41; 11:16; 15:51

Gesenius' Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon [?]

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number H1657 matches the Hebrew גֹּשֶׁן (gōšen),
which occurs 15 times in 14 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Gen 45:10

Gen 45:10 - And thou shalt dwell^H3427 in the land^H776 of Goshen,^H1657 and thou shalt be near^H7138 unto me, thou, and thy children,^H1121 and thy children's^H1121 children,^H1121 and thy flocks,^H6629 and thy herds,^H1241 and all that thou hast:

Gen 46:28

Gen 46:28 - And he sent^H7971 Judah^H3063 before him^H6440 unto Joseph,^H3130 to direct^H3384 his face^H6440 unto Goshen;^H1657 and they came^H935 into the land^H776 of Goshen.^H1657

Gen 46:29

Gen 46:29 - And Joseph^H3130 made ready^H631 his chariot,^H4818 and went up^H5927 to meet^H7125 Israel^H3478 his father,^H1 to Goshen,^H1657 and presented^H7200 himself unto him; and he fell^H5307 on his neck,^H6677 and wept^H1058 on his neck^H6677 a good while.^H5750

Gen 46:34

Gen 46:34 - That ye shall say,^H559 Thy servants'^H5650 trade^H582 hath been about cattle^H4735 from our youth^H5271 even until now, both we, and also our fathers:^H1 that ye may dwell^H3427 in the land^H776 of Goshen;^H1657 for every shepherd^H7462^H6629 is an abomination^H8441 unto the Egyptians.^H4714

Gen 47:1

Gen 47:1 - Then Joseph^H3130 came^H935 and told^H5046 Pharaoh,^H6547 and said,^H559 My father^H1 and my brethren,^H251 and their flocks,^H6629 and their herds,^H1241 and all that they have, are come out^H935 of the land^H776 of Canaan;^H3667 and, behold, they are in the land^H776 of Goshen.^H1657

Gen 47:4

Gen 47:4 - They said^H559 moreover unto Pharaoh,^H6547 For to sojourn^H1481 in the land^H776 are we come;^H935 for thy servants^H5650 have no pasture^H4829 for their flocks;^H6629 for the famine^H7458 is sore^H3515 in the land^H776 of Canaan:^H3667 now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants^H5650 dwell^H3427 in the land^H776 of Goshen.^H1657

Gen 47:6

Gen 47:6 - The land^H776 of Egypt^H4714 is before thee;^H6440 in the best^H4315 of the land^H776 make^H3427 ➔ thy father^H1 and brethren^H251 to dwell;^H3427 in the land^H776 of Goshen^H1657 let them dwell:^H3427 and if thou knowest^H3045^H3426 any men^H582 of activity^H2428 among them, then make them^H7760 rulers^H8269 over my cattle.^H4735

Gen 47:27

Gen 47:27 - And Israel^H3478 dwelt^H3427 in the land^H776 of Egypt,^H4714 in the country^H776 of Goshen;^H1657 and they had possessions^H270 therein, and grew,^H6509 and multiplied^H7235 exceedingly.^H3966

Gen 50:8

Gen 50:8 - And all the house^H1004 of Joseph,^H3130 and his brethren,^H251 and his father's^H1 house:^H1004 only their little ones,^H2945 and their flocks,^H6629 and their herds,^H1241 they left^H5800 in the land^H776 of Goshen.^H1657

Exo 8:22

Exo 8:22 - And I will sever^H6395 in that day^H3117 the land^H776 of Goshen,^H1657 in which my people^H5971 dwell,^H5975 that no^H1115 swarms^H6157 of flies shall be^H1961 there; to the end^H4616 thou mayest know^H3045 that I am the LORD^H3068 in the midst^H7130 of the earth.^H776

Exo 9:26

Exo 9:26 - Only in the land^H776 of Goshen,^H1657 where the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 were, was there no hail.^H1259

Jos 10:41

Jos 10:41 - And Joshua^H3091 smote^H5221 them from Kadeshbarnea^H6947 even unto Gaza,^H5804 and all the country^H776 of Goshen,^H1657 even unto Gibeon.^H1391

Jos 11:16

Jos 11:16 - So Joshua^H3091 took^H3947 all that land,^H776 the hills,^H2022 and all the south country,^H5045 and all the land^H776 of Goshen,^H1657 and the valley,^H8219 and the plain,^H6160 and the mountain^H2022 of Israel,^H3478 and the valley^H8219 of the same;

Jos 15:51

Jos 15:51 - And Goshen,^H1657 and Holon,^H2473 and Giloh;^H1542 eleven^H259^H6240 cities^H5892 with their villages:^H2691