Strong H1657H1657Hגֹּ֫שֶׁן
Goshen
One of the 2 senses of Strong H1657
- Transliteration
- gôshen
- Pronunciation
- go'-shen
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Goshen was a town and region in the hill country of Judah, mentioned in the accounts of Joshua's conquests (Joshua 10:41; 11:16; 15:51).
Meaning of the name
Goshen = "drawing near"
General definition
Probably of Egyptian origin;
{Goshen} the residence of the Israelites in Egypt; also a place in Palestine: - Goshen.
{Goshen} the residence of the Israelites in Egypt; also a place in Palestine: - Goshen.
In the biblical story
Goshen
A town and region in the hill country of Judah.
Goshen was a town and region in the hill country of Judah, mentioned in the accounts of Joshua's conquests (Joshua 10:41; 11:16; 15:51).
In the Bible
Strong H1657H appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- goshen3
First verses
- Joshua 10:41And Joshua smote them from Kadesh–barnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon.
- Joshua 11:16So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same;
- Joshua 15:51And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages: