Jump to: Hitchcock's • Smith's • ATS • ISBE • Easton's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms • Resources Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary Sihorblack; trouble (the river Nile) Smith's Bible Dictionary Sihor(dark), accurately Shihor, once The Shihor, or Shihor of Egypt, when unqualified a name of the Nile. It is held to signify "the black" or "turbid." In Jeremiah the identity of Shihor with the Nile seems distinctly stated. (Jeremiah 2:18) The stream mentioned in (1 Chronicles 13:5) is possibly that of the Wadi l? Areesh . ATS Bible Dictionary SihorBlack or turbid, the Nile. In Isaiah 23:3 and Jeremiah 2:18, this name must necessarily be understood of the Nile. In Joshua 13:3; 1 Chronicles 13:5, some have understood it of the little river between Egypt and Judah. Easton's Bible Dictionary (correctly Shi'hor) black; dark the name given to the river Nile in Isaiah 23:3; Jeremiah 2:18. In Joshua 13:3 it is probably "the river of Egypt", i.e., the Wady el-Arish (1 Chronicles 13:5), which flows "before Egypt", i.e., in a north-easterly direction from Egypt, and enters the sea about 50 miles south-west of Gaza. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia SIHORsi'-hor. Strong's Hebrew 7883. Shichor -- a stream on the border of Egypt... Shihor, Sihor. Or Shichowr {shee-khore'}; or Shichor {shee-khore'}; probably from shachar; dark, ie Turbid; Shichor, a stream of Egypt -- Shihor, Sihor. ... /hebrew/7883.htm - 6k Library Letter cviii. To Eustochium. Footnotes Thesaurus Sihor (3 Occurrences)... of Gaza. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SIHOR. si'-hor. See SHIHOR. Multi-Version Concordance Sihor (3 Occurrences). Joshua 13 ... /s/sihor.htm - 8k Sihor-libnath Shihor (5 Occurrences) Sihorlibnath Nile (37 Occurrences) Gazathites (2 Occurrences) Gazathite (1 Occurrence) Eshkalon (1 Occurrence) Eshkalonites (1 Occurrence) Eshkalonite (1 Occurrence) Resources Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible ThesuarusConcordance Sihor (3 Occurrences)Joshua 13:3 Isaiah 23:3 Jeremiah 2:18 Subtopics Sihor: A River of Egypt, Given by some Authorities As the Nile River Related Terms |