Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. /d͡ʒej.ˈhun/(Turkish)  [key·simplify]

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.

Related Names

RootCeyhun (place name)

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Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h1518, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h1518.
Entry updated October 6, 2024