Goshen

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A land of light and plenty.

    "The possessions of these Abbies were each a sort of Goshen, enjoying the calm light of peace and immunity."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Land of Goshen.
  2. 2
    A rural community of Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Pike County, Alabama.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; A small city in Washington County, Arkansas.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Tulare County, California.
Show 21 more definitions
  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Elkhart County, Indiana.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A small city in Oldham County, Kentucky.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Mercer County, Missouri.
  6. 11
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire.
  7. 12
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Cape May County, New Jersey.
  8. 13
    A number of places in the United States:; A town and village in New York; the village is the county seat of Orange County.
  9. 14
    A number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Clermont County, Ohio.
  10. 15
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
  11. 16
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon.
  12. 17
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Henderson County, Texas.
  13. 18
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Parker County, Texas.
  14. 19
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Walker County, Texas.
  15. 20
    A number of places in the United States:; A town in Utah County, Utah.
  16. 21
    A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Addison County, Vermont.
  17. 22
    A number of places in the United States:; A small town in Rockbridge County, Virginia.
  18. 23
    A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town and former logging and farming community in Whatcom County, Washington.
  19. 24
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia.
  20. 25
    A number of places in the United States:; A number of townships, listed under Goshen Township.
  21. 26
    A locality in Break O'Day Council, north eastern Tasmania, Australia.

Synonyms

All synonyms
agapemonearcadiabig rock-candy mountaincanaancloudcuckoolandcloudland

Example

More examples

"And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen: and thou shalt be near me, thou and thy sons, and thy sons' sons, thy sheep, and thy herds, and all things that thou hast."

Etymology

From Hebrew גשן.

Related phrases

Goshen Countyland o' Goshenaddison countycape may countyclermont countycounty seatelkhart countyguysborough countyhampshire countyhenderson countylane countylitchfield county

More for "goshen"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.