6376. Pishon
Strong's Lexicon
Pishon: Pishon

Original Word: פִישׁוֹן
Part of Speech: Noun
Transliteration: Piyshown
Pronunciation: pee-shone'
Phonetic Spelling: (pee-shone')
Definition: Pishon
Meaning: Pishon

Word Origin: The origin of the word "Pishon" is uncertain, but it is a Hebrew name used in the context of a river.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the Hebrew "Pishon" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text.

Usage: Pishon is one of the four rivers mentioned in the Book of Genesis that flowed out of the Garden of Eden. It is described as encompassing the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. The river is noted for its association with the richness of the land it surrounds.

Cultural and Historical Background: The Pishon River is part of the biblical narrative of the Garden of Eden, a place of perfection and divine creation. The mention of the river, along with the others, situates Eden in a real geographical context, though the exact location remains a subject of debate among scholars. The land of Havilah, associated with the Pishon, is noted for its resources, including gold, bdellium, and onyx stone, indicating a place of abundance and wealth.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
one of the rivers of Eden
NASB Translation
Pishon (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
מִּישׁוֺן proper name, of a river (Thes below פושׁ, compare especially NesMarg. 5, but dubious); — one of the rivers of Eden Genesis 2:11, Φ(ε)ισων, (on theories of identification see Commentaries, also references below גִּיחוֺן).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Pison

From puwsh; dispersive; Pishon, a river of Eden -- Pison.

see HEBREW puwsh

Forms and Transliterations
פִּישׁ֑וֹן פישון pî·šō·wn piShon pîšōwn
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 2:11
HEB: שֵׁ֥ם הָֽאֶחָ֖ד פִּישׁ֑וֹן ה֣וּא הַסֹּבֵ֗ב
NAS: of the first is Pishon; it flows around
KJV: of the first [is] Pison: that
INT: the name of the first is Pishon that flows

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 6376
1 Occurrence


pî·šō·wn — 1 Occ.















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