gōšen גֹּ֫שֶׁן ‘Goshen’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: probably of Egyptian origin

gōšen pr n loc
Goshen = "drawing near"
1) a region in northern Egypt, east of the lower Nile, where the children of Israel lived from the time of Joseph to the time of Moses
2) a district in southern Palestine between Gaza and Gibeon
3) a town in the mountains of Judah probably in the district of Goshen