פִּישׁוֹן II, (b. h.) Pishon, name of a river., name of a river. Gen. R. s. 16 (ref. to Gen. II, 11) פ̇יש̇ון שהוא מגדל פ̇ש̇תן ומימיו מהלכין בש̇ופ̇י its name was Pishon, because it raises flax (on its shores), and its waters run gently; Yalk. ib. 21.