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ḥiddeqel חִדֶּ֫קֶל ‘Tigris’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: probably of foreign derivation

ḥiddeqel pr n loc
Hiddekel = "rapid"
1) one of the rivers of Eden which coursed east toward Assyria; better known as the Tigris (the LXX equivalent)

Mentioned in Genesis 2:14 Daniel 10:4

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