"פישון" meaning in Hebrew

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Proper name

IPA: /pi.ˈʃon/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Forms: פִּישׁוֹן [canonical], pishón [romanization]
Etymology: Supposedly from the root פ־ו־שׁ (p-v-sh) or פ־י־שׁ (p-y-sh), meaning "to spring about". Head templates: {{he-proper noun|g=m|tr=pishón|wv=פִּישׁוֹן}} פִּישׁוֹן • (pishón) m
  1. Pishon (one of the four rivers in Eden)
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      "form": "פִּישׁוֹן",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "he-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew hapax legomena",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "he",
          "name": "Bible",
          "orig": "he:Bible",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Rivers",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              25,
              31
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              22
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The name of the first is Pishon; that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;",
          "ref": "Tanach, [[s:he:T0102#ב_יא|2:11]], with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:",
          "text": "שֵׁם הָאֶחָד פִּישֹׁון הוּא הַסֹּבֵב אֵת כָּל־אֶרֶץ הַחֲוִילָה אֲשֶׁר־שָׁם הַזָּהָב׃",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "Pishon (one of the four rivers in Eden)"
      ],
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          "Pishon",
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        ],
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ],
        [
          "Eden",
          "Eden"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "פישון"
}
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  "etymology_text": "Supposedly from the root פ־ו־שׁ (p-v-sh) or פ־י־שׁ (p-y-sh), meaning \"to spring about\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "פִּישׁוֹן",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pishón",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "pishón",
        "wv": "פִּישׁוֹן"
      },
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      "name": "he-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
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        "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
        "Hebrew hapax legomena",
        "Hebrew lemmas",
        "Hebrew masculine nouns",
        "Hebrew proper nouns",
        "Hebrew terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Requests for transliteration of Hebrew quotations",
        "he:Bible",
        "he:Rivers"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              25,
              31
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              22
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The name of the first is Pishon; that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;",
          "ref": "Tanach, [[s:he:T0102#ב_יא|2:11]], with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:",
          "text": "שֵׁם הָאֶחָד פִּישֹׁון הוּא הַסֹּבֵב אֵת כָּל־אֶרֶץ הַחֲוִילָה אֲשֶׁר־שָׁם הַזָּהָב׃",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "Pishon (one of the four rivers in Eden)"
      ],
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          "Pishon",
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        ],
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ],
        [
          "Eden",
          "Eden"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/pi.ˈʃon/",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "פישון"
}

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