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Lexicon :: Strong's H1521 - gîḥôn

Aa
גִּיחוֹן
Transliteration
gîḥôn
Pronunciation
ghee-khone'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 345a

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).

  1. 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.
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 SmithDict. Bible Schaff-HerzogArt. Eden SpurrellText of Gen. on the passage RiHWB).
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 RobBR i. 239, 345 ff. SurveyJerusalem and others;
b. east of Jerusalem = Fountain of the Virgin, FurrerSchenkel BL ii. 483 BdPal 101, or Siloah water-system GutheZPV, 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

H1521

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:13 - And the name H8034 of the H5104➔ second H8145 river ➔H5104 is Gihon: H1521 the same H1931➔ is it ➔H1931 that compasseth H5437 the whole H3605 land H776 of Ethiopia. H3568

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:33

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:33 - The king H4428 also said H559 unto them, Take H3947 with you H5973 the servants H5650 of your lord, H113 and cause H7392➔ Solomon H8010 my son H1121 to ride ➔H7392 upon H5921 mine own H834 H589 mule, H6506 and bring H3381➔ him H853 down ➔H3381 to H413 Gihon: H1521

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:38 - So H3381➔ 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 H7392➔ Solomon H8010 to ride ➔H7392 upon H5921 king H4428 David's H1732 mule, H6506 and brought H3212 him H853 to H5921 Gihon. H1521

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:45

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:45 - And H4886➔ Zadok H6659 the priest H3548 and Nathan H5416 the prophet H5030 have anointed ➔H4886 him H853 king H4428 in Gihon: H1521 and they are come up H5927 from thence H8033 rejoicing, H8056 so that H1949➔ the city H7151 rang again. ➔H1949 This H1931 is the noise H6963 that H834 ye have heard. H8085

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 32:30 - This same H1931➔ Hezekiah H2396 also ➔H1931 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 H6743➔ Hezekiah H2396 prospered ➔H6743 in all H3605 his works. H4639

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 33:14 - Now after H310 this H3651 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 H8179➔ the fish H1709 gate, ➔H8179 and compassed about H5437 Ophel, H6077 and raised it up a H1361➔ very great H3966 height, ➔H1361 and put H7760 captains H8269 of war H2428 in all H3605 the H5892➔ fenced H1219 cities ➔H5892 of Judah. H3063
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