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Gihon

Gihon proper noun: a river issuing out of the Garden of Eden.

Proper noun

Gihon

  1. A river issuing out of the Garden of Eden.

Gihon meaning in Arabic and Persian

Gihon in Arabic

Biblical river
جَيْحُون jayḥūn, جِيحُون jīḥūn

Gihon in Persian

Biblical river
جیحون jeyhun

Origin of Gihon

From Biblical Hebrew גִּיחוֹן (Giḥôn). Doublet of Jayhoun.

Questions about Gihon

What does Gihon mean?
Gihon means a river issuing out of the Garden of Eden.
What is Gihon in Arabic?
Gihon in Arabic is جَيْحُون (jayḥūn), جِيحُون (jīḥūn). See Gihon meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Gihon?
Gihon is a proper noun.

Words near Gihon in the dictionary

  1. gigwork
  2. gigworker
  3. gigworkers
  4. gigworks
  5. Gihan
  6. Gihon
  7. GIing
  8. GIIPS
  9. Gijduvon
  10. gijinka
  11. Gijswijt's sequence

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