גֹּשֶׁן
Gôshen · go'-shen
Goshen, the residence of the Israelites in Egypt; also a place in Palestine
Lexicon
Derivation: probably of Egyptian origin;
Goshen, the residence of the Israelites in Egypt; also a place in Palestine
- Goshen, the residence of the Israelites in Egypt
- also, a place in Palestine
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Goshen.
Letters
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to carry, to lift up › to consume, to destroy › the seed, life continuing
To carry, to lift up that works to consume, to destroy of the seed, life continuing.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of גֹּשֶׁן above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
15 occurrences · 15 OT · 0 NT · 8 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of goshen12 · 80%
- unto goshen1 · 7%
- to goshen1 · 7%
- and goshen1 · 7%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.