![]() ![]() hole - typical of the prisons in which the Jews were to be confined. The Euphrates is specified as being near Babylon, the Jews future place of exile. Others trace the name of a Hebrew root-word signifying "to pass over," and hence regard it as meaning "the man who passed over," viz., the Euphrates or to the Hebrew word meaning "the region" or "country beyond," viz., the land of Chaldea.Įaston's Bible Dictionary M.G. noun a river in southwestern Asia flows into the Persian Gulf was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia.It forms the Western edge of classical Mesopotamia.įrom WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. proper noun The river in the Middle East, 2780 kilometers in length, flowing southwest from Turkey, then southeast, and uniting with the Tigris before entering the Persian Gulf.proper noun an Asia river flowing into the Persian Gulf.įrom Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.Its waters were a major source of irrigation for the flourishing civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia.įrom the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. ![]() A river of southwest Asia flowing about 2,800 km (1,740 mi) from central Turkey through Syria and into Iraq, where it joins the Tigris River to form the Shatt al Arab.From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. ![]()
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