How to Pronounce Pison

P-EYE-shon

Pison is pronounced P-EYE-shon (ˈpaɪsən): three syllables, stress on the first and second. Also heard: PYE-suhn.

What does Pison mean?

Pison means “changing; extension of the mouth”.

Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.

Where was Pison?

Babylonian, the current, broad-flowing, one of the “four heads” into which the river which watered the garden of Eden was divided (Gen. 2:11). Some identify it with the modern Phasis, others with the Halys, others the Jorak or Acampis, others the Jaab, the Indus, the Ganges, etc.

Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.

Also pronounced

PYE-suhn

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