King James Bible Dictionary - Strongs Number

H1657 - Goshen

Strong's No.:	H1657

Hebrew:	גֹּשֶׁן

Transliteration:	Gôshen

Phonetic:	go'-shen

Word Origin:	Probably of Egyptian origin

Bible Usage:	Goshen.

Part of Speech:	Proper Name Location

Strongs Definition:	{Goshen} the residence of the Israelites in Egypt; also a place in Palestine

Brown Driver Biggs Definition:	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

Bible References: Goshen	Gen 45:10 Gen 46:28 Gen 46:28 Gen 46:29 Gen 46:34 Gen 47:1 Gen 47:4 Gen 47:6 Gen 47:27 Gen 50:8 Ex 8:22 Ex 9:26 Josh 10:41 Josh 11:16 Josh 15:51

Translation Occurrences:	Goshen ( 15 )

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.