Meaning & History
From Hebrew גִּיחוֹן (Giḥon), derived from גִּיחַ (giyaḥ) meaning "to burst forth" [1]. According to the Old Testament, this was the name of a river that originated in the Garden of Eden.
Related Names
Sources & References
- Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h1518, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h1518.
