Strong H78832 sensesשִׁיחוֹר

Meaning of the name

The 2 senses of Strong H7883

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H7883 appears in 4 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

1. ShihorH7883GThe Brook of Egypt (Shihor) marked the southwestern boundary of the Promised Land.2 verses · Joshua, Isaiah
2. NileH7883HThe major river of Egypt, mentioned in various contexts2 verses · 1 Chronicles, Jeremiah

General definition

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

• sihor3
• shihor1

First verses

1. Joshua 13:3
   From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:
2. 1 Chronicles 13:5
   So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath–jearim.
3. Isaiah 23:3
   And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.
4. Jeremiah 2:18
   And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the waters of Sihor? or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink the waters of the river?