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qīšōn קִישׁוֹן ‘Kishon’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from qūš קוּשׁ ‘to lure’
Roots: קושׁ

qīšōn pr n loc
Kishon = "winding"
1) a river in central Palestine; scene of the defeat of Sisera by the Israelites in the time of the judges and the destruction of the prophets of Baal by Elijah

Mentioned in Judges 4:7, 4:13, 5:21 1 Kings 18:40 Psalms 83:10

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