sihor Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
sihor in Easton's Bible Dictionary
(correctly Shi'hor) black; dark the name given to the river Nile in Isa. 23:3; Jer. 2:18. In Josh. 13:3 it is probably "the river of Egypt", i.e., the Wady el-Arish (1 Chr. 13:5), which flows "before Egypt", i.e., in a NEerly direction from Egypt, and enters the sea about 50 miles south-west of Gaza.
sihor in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(dark), accurately Shi'hor, once The Shihor, or Shihor of Egypt, when unqualified a name of the Nile. It is held to signify "the black" or "turbid." In Jeremiah the identity of Shihor with the Nile seems distinctly stated. #Jer 2:18| The stream mentioned in #1Ch 13:5| is possibly that of the Wadi l' Areesh.
sihor in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
SI'HOR . Isa 23:3
sihor in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
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