Shichor שִׁיחוֹר
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| שִׁיחוֹר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | shichor |
| Strong's number | H7883 (H7883G, H7883H) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Shihor |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Joshua (1) |
Shichor (Hebrew שִׁיחוֹר, Strong's H7883) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Shihor”. It occurs 4 times.
Definition
H7883G: Shihor
§ Shihor or Sihor = "dark"
a river or canal on east border of Egypt and a branch of the Nile
a river or canal on east border of Egypt and a branch of the Nile
H7883H: Nile
Shihor or Sihor = "dark"
a river or canal on east border of Egypt and a branch of the Nile
Another name of ye.or (יְאֹר "Nile" H2975G)
a river or canal on east border of Egypt and a branch of the Nile
Another name of ye.or (יְאֹר "Nile" H2975G)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | sihor (3), shihor (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | shihor (1), nile (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Shichor, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Joshua
- Joshua 13:3From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:All the territory of the Philistines and the Geshurites, from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 13:5So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath–jearim.So David assembled all Israel, from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 23:3And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 2:18And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river?Now what will you gain on your way to Egypt to drink the waters of the Nile? What will you gain on your way to Assyria to drink the waters of the Euphrates?
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).