Lexical Definition

‎גִּיחוֹן‎ Gîychôwn (ghee-khone') Gihon ^N:N--L
or (shortened) גִּחוֹן Gichôwn (ghee-khone'); from ‎גִּיחַ‎; stream

Gihon.

• § Gihon = "bursting forth"
• Gichon, a river of Paradise
• also a valley (or pool) near Jerusalem

1) one of the four rivers of the Garden of Eden
2) a spring near Jerusalem where the anointing and proclaiming of Solomon as king took place

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎גִּיחוֺן‎ proper name, of a river (a bursting forth) —

1. one of the rivers of Eden Gen 2:13 (on theories of identity see Commentaries; also Smith^{Dict. Bible} Schaff-Herzog^{Art. Eden} Spurrell^{Text of Gen.} on the passage Ri^HWB).

2. spring of water near Jerusalem: ‎גִּחוֺן‎ 1Kgs 1:33; 1Kgs 1:38; 1Kgs 1:45, ‎מֵימֵי‎ ‎גִיחוֺן הָעֶלְיוֺן‎ 2Chr 32:30, ‎לְגִיחוֺן בַּנַּחַל‎ 2Chr 33:14 — there are two main theories as to locality:
a. west of Jerusalem, connected with Birket Mamilla, and aqueduct into city Rob^{BR i. 239, 345 ff.} Survey^Jerusalem and others;
b. east of Jerusalem = Fountain of the Virgin, Furrer^{Schenkel BL ii. 483} Bd^{Pal 101}, or Siloah water-system Guthe^{ZPV, v., 1882, 359 ff}.

‎גֵּיחֲזִי‎ see below ‎גַּיְא‎.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

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Gihon_2 • A river of Eden; a spring near Jerusalem.

Gihon refers to both a river of Eden (Genesis 2:13) and a spring near Jerusalem (1 Kings 1:33, 38, 45; 2 Chronicles 32:30; 33:14).

• A location first mentioned at Gen.2.13;
• only referred to as Gihon גִּיחוֹן.
  

Gihon is the name given to two different water sources in the Bible. First, it is mentioned as one of the four rivers that flowed from the Garden of Eden (Genesis 2:13). The exact location of this river is unknown, and there is no further information provided about it in the biblical text. Second, Gihon is the name of a spring located near Jerusalem, which played a significant role in the city's water supply and in the anointing of King Solomon. It was at the Gihon spring that Solomon was anointed as king by the priest Zadok and the prophet Nathan (1 Kings 1:33, 38, 45). King Hezekiah later directed the waters of the Gihon spring through a tunnel to the west side of the City of David, ensuring a reliable water supply for Jerusalem during times of siege (2 Chronicles 32:30). King Manasseh, Hezekiah's son, built a wall outside the City of David, extending it to the west of the Gihon spring (2 Chronicles 33:14). The Gihon spring's location and its importance for Jerusalem's water supply make it a significant site in the city's history and in the narratives of the Israelite monarchy.

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