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Strong's H1657 גֹּשֶׁן (goshen)

Goshen - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G1657 — eleutheria (“liberty”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H1657
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 14
Books 3

Strong's H1657 Quick Answer

Strong's H1657 גּוֹשֶׁן (Goshen) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Goshen (go'-shen) n/l. 1. Goshen, the residence of the Israelites in Egypt 2. also a place in Israel It has 14 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include goshen. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Goshen (go'-shen) n/l. 1. Goshen, the residence of the Israelites in Egypt 2. also a place in Israel
Usage
14 linked usages
Books
3 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
goshen

Meaning and Definition

Goshen (go'-shen) n/l. 1. Goshen, the residence of the Israelites in Egypt 2. also a place in Israel [probably of Egyptian origin] KJV: Goshen.

Original Word
גּוֹשֶׁן
Transliteration
Goshen
Morphology
Name/l.

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1657. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Goshen

Usage: § Goshen = "drawing near" 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

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How Strong's H1657 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Goshen, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Goshen Genesis 45:10 14×

How Strong's H1657 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 14 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H1657 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H1657 in the Old Testament

14 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 45:10 KJV

And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:

Genesis 46:28 KJV

And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.

Genesis 46:29 KJV

And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

Usage Excerpts

First 14 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1657.

Genesis 45:10 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that thou hast:
Genesis 46:28 Old Testament, KJV
And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.
Genesis 46:29 Old Testament, KJV
And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.
Genesis 46:34 Old Testament, KJV
That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
Genesis 47:1 Old Testament, KJV
Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they are in the land of Goshen.
Genesis 47:4 Old Testament, KJV
They said morever unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.
Genesis 47:6 Old Testament, KJV
The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
Genesis 47:27 Old Testament, KJV
And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and multiplied exceedingly.
Genesis 50:8 Old Testament, KJV
And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.
Exodus 8:22 Old Testament, KJV
And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall be there; to the end thou mayest know that I am the LORD in the midst of the earth.
Exodus 9:26 Old Testament, KJV
Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel were, was there no hail.
Joshua 10:41 Old Testament, KJV
And Joshua smote them from Kadeshbarnea even unto Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon.
Joshua 11:16 Old Testament, KJV
So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the same;
Joshua 15:51 Old Testament, KJV
And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1657, grouped by book.

Genesis 9 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 3 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H1657 FAQ

What does goshen (גֹּשֶׁן) mean?

Goshen (Strong's H1657) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Goshen". Goshen (go'-shen) n/l. 1. Goshen, the residence of the Israelites in Egypt 2. also a place in Israel

How many times is goshen (גֹּשֶׁן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 14 linked usages for Strong's H1657 across 3 books.

Where can I study goshen (גֹּשֶׁן) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1657 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate goshen (גֹּשֶׁן)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as goshen. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.