qi.shon is the proper name of a river or torrent associated with Sisera’s forces and Elijah’s actions.

The term is used as a proper place-name for a river or torrent: Sisera and his forces are drawn to it in Judges, it sweeps people away in the song of Judges, and Elijah brings Baal’s prophets down to its brook.

1. A named river or torrent · dominant

   The supplied form is tagged Noun · Proper in every occurrence. In Judges 4:7 and Judges 4:13 the APB renders Sisera, his chariots, and his troops being drawn or coming to “the river Kishon”; in Judges 5:21 it renders “The torrent Kishon swept them away.” In 1 Kings 18:40, Elijah brings the seized prophets down to “the brook Kishon,” while Psalm 83:10 contains the proper-name form although the supplied APB rendering does not explicitly reproduce the name.

   Judges 4:7Judges 4:13Judges 5:211 Kings 18:40Psalm 83:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “the river Kishon” in Judges 4:7 and Judges 4:13, “The torrent Kishon” in Judges 5:21, and “the brook Kishon” in 1 Kings 18:40. In Psalm 83:10, the supplied APB does not explicitly show the name, so its specific rendering there cannot be isolated from the translation.