פישון

Hebrew

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Proper noun

פִּישׁוֹן • (pishón) m

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

Usage notes

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

References

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