גִּיחוֹן

Strong’s Definition

Gichon, a river of Paradise; also a valley (or pool) near Jerusalem

Etymology & Derivation

or (shortened) גִּחוֹן; from H1518 (גִּיחַ)lemma גּיחַ missing vowel, corrected to גִּיחַ; stream;

KJV Usage

Gihon.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Gîychôwn; Pronunciation: ghee-khone'