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Lexicon :: Strong's H1657 - gōšen

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גֹּשֶׁן
Transliteration
gōšen
Pronunciation
go'-shen
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably of Egyptian origin
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TWOT Reference: 390

Strong’s Definitions

גֹּשֶׁן Gôshen, go'-shen; probably of Egyptian origin; Goshen, the residence of the Israelites in Egypt; also a place in Palestine:—Goshen.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's H1657 in the following manner: Goshen (15x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's H1657 in the following manner: Goshen (15x).

  1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גֹּשֶׁן Gôshen, go'-shen; probably of Egyptian origin; Goshen, the residence of the Israelites in Egypt; also a place in Palestine:—Goshen.
STRONGS H1657: Abbreviations
† גּ֫שֶׁן proper name, of a location (on etymology compare Di Genesis 45:10) —
1. district in Egypt east of lower Nile, see EbGS 500 ff.; NavilleGoshen, 1887, who reads hieroglyphics Kesem, but compare GroffJAs xiv. 527 (Greek Version of the LXX Γεσεμ (Ἀραβιας)) — אֶרֶץ גּשֶׁן Genesis 45:10 (JE) Genesis 46:34; Genesis 47:1, 4, 6, 27; Genesis 50:8; Exodus 8:18; Exodus 9:26 (all J); אַ֫רְצָה גּשֶׁן Genesis 46:28 (J), גּ֑שְׁנָה Genesis 46:28; Genesis 46:29 (both J), in both Greek Version of the LXX καθ’ Ἡρώων πόλιν compare Di. (P has land רעמסס Genesis 47:11 etc., compare Di Genesis 45:10.
2. ארץ הַגּשֶׁן Joshua 11:16 (D), אֶרֶץ גּשֶׁן Joshua 10:41 (D), גּשֶׁן Joshua 15:51 (P) (Greek Version of the LXX in all Γοσομ) a city named with חֹלֹן & גִּלֹה compare Di. — not clearly located, but on southern border of Judah.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

45:10; 45:10; 45:10; 46:28; 46:28; 46:29; 46:34; 47:1; 47:4; 47:6; 47:11; 47:27; 50:8

Exodus

8:18; 9:26

Joshua

10:41; 11:16; 15:51

H1657

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Strong's Number H1657 matches the Hebrew גֹּשֶׁן (gōšen),
which occurs 15 times in 14 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 45:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 45:10 - And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, H1657 and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 46:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:28 - And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; H1657 and they came into the land of Goshen. H1657

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 46:29

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:29 - And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, H1657 and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 46:34

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:34 - That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; H1657 for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:1 - Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen. H1657

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:4 - They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen. H1657

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 47:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:6 - The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen H1657 let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 47:27 - And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; H1657 and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 50:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 50:8 - And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen. H1657

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 8:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 8:22 - And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, H1657 in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 9:26 - Only in the land of Goshen, H1657 where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 10:41

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 10:41 - And Joshua smote them from Kadeshbarnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, H1657 even unto Gibeon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 11:16 - So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, H1657 and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 15:51

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 15:51 - And Goshen, H1657 and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:
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