Meaning & History
From Arabic جيحون (Jayḥūn), from Hebrew גִּיחוֹן (Giḥon), which in the Old Testament is a river originating in the Garden of Eden. The river's name itself is derived from Hebrew גִּיחַ (giyaḥ) meaning "to burst forth" [1]. In Islamic tradition it is identified with the Amu Darya, a river in central Asia.
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Sources & References
- Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h1518, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h1518.
