(the Egyptian root of this term evoked the Heb. "shãhõr", "black" or "muddy", "muddy"). The Nile (Is. 23:3; Jer. 2:18). Its eastern arm, called Pelusiacus, was on the border of Egypt, towards Canaan (Josh. 13:3; 1 Chron. 13:5).
(See EGYPT RIVER.)
Many commentators consider the Sihor of these last two passages to be the torrent of Egypt, the wadi el-'Arish. According to Brugsch, Sihor first designated a canal on the eastern border of Egypt; Its course was parallel to that of the Pelusiac arm.
Meaning of SIHOR
(the Egyptian root of this term evoked the Heb. "shãhõr", "black" or "muddy", "muddy"). The Nile (Is. 23:3; Jer. 2:18). Its eastern arm, called Pelusiacus, was on the border of Egypt, towards Canaan (Josh. 13:3; 1 Chron. 13:5).