Strong's H1521 · Hebrew
גִּיחוֹן
Gîychôwn · /ghee-khone'/
Definition
Gichon, a river of Paradise; also a valley (or pool) near Jerusalem
KJV: Gihon.
Root / derivation: or (shortened) גִּחוֹן; from H1518 (גִּיחַ)lemma גּיחַ missing vowel, corrected to גִּיחַ; stream;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered גִּיחוֹן across 6 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
6 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
1 Kings3 verses
The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon: mine: Heb. which belongeth to me
1 Kings 1:38So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon.
1 Kings 1:45And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.
2 Chronicles2 verses
This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.
2 Chronicles 33:14Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah. Ophel: or, the tower
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H1521 (Gîychôwn) mean?
Gichon, a river of Paradise; also a valley (or pool) near Jerusalem
How many times does H1521 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H1521 (גִּיחוֹן) appears in 6 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “Gihon.”
How is Gîychôwn translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H1521 is rendered as “Gihon” (6×).
Where does the Hebrew word גִּיחוֹן come from?
or (shortened) גִּחוֹן; from H1518 (גִּיחַ)lemma גּיחַ missing vowel, corrected to גִּיחַ; stream;