Shihor, Sihor

SHIHOR, SIHOR (shī'hôr, Heb. shîhôr). At least three views have been held regarding Shihor (usually Sihor in kjv): (1) it refers to the Nile; (2) it refers to a stream that separated Egypt from Palestine; (3) it refers to a canal, with water drawn from the Nile, on the border between Egypt and Palestine. See Josh.13.3; 1Chr.13.5; Isa.23.3; Jer.2.18.