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H1657 - גֹּשֶׁן - Gôshen - go'-shen - Goshen

Original: גֹּשֶׁן

Transliteration: Gôshen

Phonetic: go'-shen

Short Definition: Goshen

Original: גּשׁן

Transliteration: gôshen

Phonetic: go'-shen

BDB Definition:

Goshen = "drawing near"
  1. a region in northern Egypt, east of the lower Nile, where the children of Israel lived from the time of Joseph to the time of Moses
  2. a district in southern Palestine between Gaza and Gibeon
  3. a town in the mountains of Judah probably in the district of Goshen

Origin: probably of Egyptian origin

TWOT entry: 390

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Location

Cognate: H1652, H1653, H1654, H1656, H1658

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