Shîychôwr — H7883
H7883 · Hebrew — שיחור
Pronunciation: shee-khore'
Other spellings: Shichôwr שִׁחוֹר, Shichôr שִׁחֹר
Definition
feminine proper noun
Shichor, a stream of Egypt
- Shihor or Sihor = "dark"
- a river or canal on east border of Egypt and a branch of the Nile
Usually translated as
Sihor, Shihor
Origin
or Shichôwr; or Shichôr; probably from H7835; dark, i.e. turbid
Occurrences
Shîychôwr occurs 4 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (1), 1 Chronicles (1), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1)
- Joshua 13:3 — From Sihor (הַשִּׁיח֞וֹר), 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:
- 1 Chronicles 13:5 — So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor (שִׁיח֥וֹר) of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath-jearim.
- Isaiah 23:3 — And by great waters the seed of Sihor (שִׁחֹ֔ר), the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.
- Jeremiah 2:18 — And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor (שִׁח֑וֹר)? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river?
Strong's Lexicon — S