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gīḥōn גִּיחוֹן ‘Gihon’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from gīaḥ גִּיחַ ‘to burst/come out’
Roots: גיח גוח

gīḥōn pr n loc
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

Mentioned in Genesis 2:13 1 Kings 1:33, 1:45, 1:38 2 Chronicles 33:14, 32:30

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