Strong H7883H7883Hשִׁיחוֹר
Nile
One of the 2 senses of Strong H7883
- Transliteration
- shîychôr shichôr shichôr
- Pronunciation
- {shee-khore'} {shee-khore'} shee-khore'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
The Nile, the major river of Egypt, is mentioned in various contexts throughout the Bible, often in relation to the history of Israel and God's judgment on Egypt.
Meaning of the name
Shihor or Sihor = "dark"
General definition
Probably from H7835; {dark} that {is} turbid;
{Shichor} a stream of Egypt: - {Shihor} Sihor.
{Shichor} a stream of Egypt: - {Shihor} Sihor.
In the biblical story
Nile
The major river of Egypt, mentioned in various contexts
The Nile, the major river of Egypt, is mentioned in various contexts throughout the Bible, often in relation to the history of Israel and God's judgment on Egypt.
In the Bible
Strong H7883H appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- shihor1
- sihor1
First verses
- 1 Chronicles 13:5So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjath–jearim.
- Jeremiah 2:18And 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?