Study Dictionary
NAVE: Pishon Pison
EBD: Pison
SMITH: PISON
ISBE: PISHON; PISON PISON
Pishon
In Bible versions:
Pishon: NET AVS NIV NRSV NASB TEV
a river that ran through the Garden of Eden
changing; extension of the mouth
changing; extension of the mouth
Hebrew
Strongs #06376: Nwvyp Piyshown
Pison = "increase"1) one of the four rivers used to describe the location of the garden
of Eden
6376 Piyshown pee-shone'
from 6335; dispersive; Pishon, a river of Eden:-Pison.see HEBREW for 06335
Pison [EBD]
Babylonian, the current, broad-flowing, one of the "four heads" into which the river which watered the garden of Eden was divided (Gen. 2:11). Some identify it with the modern Phasis, others with the Halys, others the Jorak or Acampis, others the Jaab, the Indus, the Ganges, etc.
Pison [NAVE]
PISON, one of the rivers of Eden, Gen. 2:11.PISHON; PISON [ISBE]
PISHON; PISON - pi'-shon pi'-son (pishon; the King James Version): A river of EDEN (which see), said to compass the whole land of Havilah where there is gold, bdellium and onyx stone (Gen 2:11), most probably identified with the Karun River which comes down from the mountains of Media and formerly emptied into the Persian Gulf.