Bible Dictionary
Sihor
Sihor, or Shihor, means “dark” and usually denotes the Nile. In Joshua it may refer instead to the stream known as the Wadi el-Arish, near Egypt.
Definition
Sihor, or Shihor, means dark or turbid. When unqualified, the name denotes the Nile; in Joshua it may refer to the river of Egypt, identified with the Wadi el-Arish.
Biblical Usage
Isaiah and Jeremiah use Shihor as a name for the Nile. In Joshua and Chronicles, the term is associated with the stream forming a boundary before Egypt.
Historical Background
The Wadi el-Arish flows northeastward from Egypt and enters the sea about fifty miles southwest of Gaza. The identification of the stream in Joshua with this wadi is presented as probable.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
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 north-easterly direction from Egypt, and enters the sea about 50 miles south-west of Gaza.
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. (Jeremiah 2:18) The stream mentioned in (1 Chronicles 13:5) is possibly that of the Wadi l’ Areesh .
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>si'-hor.</p><p>See SHIHOR.</p>