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Sihor <ref name=" | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_68805" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' | <p> This refers to the river Nile. In Joshua 13:3 it is "Sihor which is before Egypt." In Isaiah 23:3 the produce of the harvest of Egypt was brought to the sea by the river, and from thence was fetched by the [[Syrian]] merchants. In Jeremiah 2:18 [[Israel]] is warned against seeking the waters of the Nile; that is, trusting in Egypt instead of in God: cf. Jeremiah 2:36 . In 1 Chronicles 13:5 it is written [[Shihor]] as the south-west boundary of Palestine. Some consider that Joshua 13:3 and 1 Chronicles 13:5 refer to the <i> [[Wady]] </i> <i> el Arish, </i> which was also called 'the river of Egypt.' </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_74934" /> == | |||
<p> '''Si'hor.''' ''(Dark).'' Accurately, '''Shi'hor''' , once, ''The Shihor'' , or '''Shihor of Egypt''' , when unqualified, a name of the Nile. It is held to signify ''"The Black"'' or ''"Turbid".'' In Jeremiah, the identity of Shihor with the Nile seems distinctly stated. Jeremiah 2:18. The stream mentioned in 1 Chronicles 13:5 is possibly that of the ''Wadi L' Areesh'' . </p> | |||
== American Tract Society Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_17079" /> == | |||
<p> Black or turbid, the Nile. In Isaiah 23:3 and Jeremiah 2:18 , this name must necessarily be understood of the Nile. In Joshua 13:3; 1 Chronicles 13:5 , some have understood it of the little river between Egypt and Judah. </p> | |||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_33503" /> == | |||
Isaiah 23:3 Jeremiah 2:18 Joshua 13:3 1 Chronicles 13:5 | |||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_44028" /> == | |||
Shihor | |||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_37296" /> == | |||
<p> (See [[Shihor]] .) </p> | |||
== Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_16735" /> == | |||
<p> Si´hor, more properly Shichor, the [[Hebrew]] proper name for the Nile . The word means 'black;' and a corresponding name or epithet was by the [[Greeks]] applied to the same river on account of the black slime left after the subsidence of the inundation. </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_68805"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/sihor Sihor from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_74934"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/sihor Sihor from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_17079"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/american-tract-society-bible-dictionary/sihor Sihor from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_33503"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/sihor Sihor from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_44028"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/sihor Sihor from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_37296"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/sihor Sihor from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_16735"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/kitto-s-popular-cyclopedia-of-biblial-literature/sihor Sihor from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature]</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 08:37, 15 October 2021
Morrish Bible Dictionary [1]
This refers to the river Nile. In Joshua 13:3 it is "Sihor which is before Egypt." In Isaiah 23:3 the produce of the harvest of Egypt was brought to the sea by the river, and from thence was fetched by the Syrian merchants. In Jeremiah 2:18 Israel is warned against seeking the waters of the Nile; that is, trusting in Egypt instead of in God: cf. Jeremiah 2:36 . In 1 Chronicles 13:5 it is written Shihor as the south-west boundary of Palestine. Some consider that Joshua 13:3 and 1 Chronicles 13:5 refer to the Wady el Arish, which was also called 'the river of Egypt.'
Smith's Bible Dictionary [2]
Si'hor. (Dark). Accurately, Shi'hor , once, The Shihor , or Shihor of Egypt , when unqualified, a name of the Nile. It is held to signify "The Black" or "Turbid". In Jeremiah, the identity of Shihor with the Nile seems distinctly stated. Jeremiah 2:18. The stream mentioned in 1 Chronicles 13:5 is possibly that of the Wadi L' Areesh .
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary [3]
Black or turbid, the Nile. In Isaiah 23:3 and Jeremiah 2:18 , this name must necessarily be understood of the Nile. In Joshua 13:3; 1 Chronicles 13:5 , some have understood it of the little river between Egypt and Judah.
Easton's Bible Dictionary [4]
Isaiah 23:3 Jeremiah 2:18 Joshua 13:3 1 Chronicles 13:5
Holman Bible Dictionary [5]
Shihor
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [6]
(See Shihor .)
Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature [7]
Si´hor, more properly Shichor, the Hebrew proper name for the Nile . The word means 'black;' and a corresponding name or epithet was by the Greeks applied to the same river on account of the black slime left after the subsidence of the inundation.
References
- ↑ Sihor from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Sihor from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Sihor from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Sihor from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Sihor from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Sihor from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Sihor from Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature
