Gihon (gî'hŏn), fountain, or stream, 1. The name of a river of Eden, Genesis 2:13. 2. A place near Jerusalem where Solomon was proclaimed king. 1 Kings 1:33-45. Hezekiah stopped the upper water-course of Gihon, and Manasseh built a wall on the west side of Gihon. 2 Chronicles 32:30; 2 Chronicles 33:14