- Original: חדּקל - Transliteration: Chiddeqel - Phonetic: khid-deh'-kel - Definition: Hiddekel = rapid 1. one of the rivers of Eden which coursed east toward Assyria; better known as the Tigris (the LXX equivalent) - Origin: probably of foreign origin - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine - Strong's: Probably of foreign origin; the Chiddekel (or Tigris) river: - Hiddekel. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • Hiddekel, 2 Genesis 2:14; Daniel 10:4