פישון

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Supposedly from the root פ־ו־שׁ (p-v-sh) or פ־י־שׁ (p-y-sh), meaning "to spring about".

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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פִּישׁוֹן (pishónm

  1. Pishon (one of the four rivers in Eden)
    • Tanach, Genesis 2:11, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      שֵׁם הָֽאֶחָד פִּישֹׁון הוּא הַסֹּבֵב אֵת כָּל־אֶרֶץ הַֽחֲוִילָה אֲשֶׁר־שָׁם הַזָּהָֽב׃
      The name of the first is Pishon; that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;

Usage notes

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  • Only used once in the Bible, in the passage quoted above.

References

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