Meanings
- A river issuing out of the Garden of Eden.
Origin
From Biblical Hebrew גִּיחוֹן (Giḥôn). Doublet of Jayhoun.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic جَيْحُون, جِيحُون
- جَيْحُون (jayḥūn)Biblical river
- جِيحُون (jīḥūn)Biblical river
Hebrew גיחון
- גיחון (Gikhon)Biblical river
Persian جیحون
- جیحون (jeyhun)Biblical river
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Cite this entry
Gihon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gihon
“Gihon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gihon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gihon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gihon.
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