The meaning of “קִישׁוֹן”
Understanding Qîyshôwn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Kishon, Kison. - § Kishon = "winding" - Kishon, a river of Palestine 1) a river in central Palestine; scene of the defea...
קִישׁוֹן
Kishon, Kison. - § Kishon = "winding" - Kishon, a river of Palestine 1) a river in central Palestine; scene of the defeat of Sisera by the Israelites in the time of the judges and the destruction of the prophets of Baal by Elijah
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Judges 4:7 | “And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera, the captain of Jabin’s army, with his chariots and his multitude; and I will deliver him into thine hand.” Word: קִישׁוֹן (Qîyshôwn) | |
| Judges 4:13 | “And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the river of Kishon.” Word: קִישׁוֹן (Qîyshôwn) | |
| Judges 5:21 | “The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.” Word: קִישׁוֹן (Qîyshôwn) | |
| 1 Kings 18:40 | “And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.” Word: קִישׁוֹן (Qîyshôwn) | |
| Psalms 83:9 | “Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison:” Word: קִישׁוֹן (Qîyshôwn) |