The Hebrew word by which this river is known is Yeor, which is an Egyptian loan-word simply meaning watercourse. However, the word may have been so readily assimilated because it bears a strong resembling to the verb
To a Hebrew audience, the river Nile was known as the Bright One or the Shiny One; the River Of Light.
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