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Lexicon :: Strong's H1617 - gērā'

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גֵּרָא
Transliteration
gērā'
Pronunciation
gay-raw'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps from גֵּרָה (H1626)
Strong’s Definitions

גֵּרָא Gêrâʼ, gay-raw'; perhaps from H1626; a grain; Gera, the name of six Israelites:—Gera.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H1617 in the following manner: Gera (9x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H1617 in the following manner: Gera (9x).

  1. Gera = "a grain"

    1. a son of Benjamin

    2. a son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin

    3. any member of the Gera family of the Benjamite tribe

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גֵּרָא Gêrâʼ, gay-raw'; perhaps from H1626; a grain; Gera, the name of six Israelites:—Gera.
STRONGS H1617: Abbreviations
† גֵּרָא proper name, masculine (Phoenician גרא) son of Benjamin Genesis 46:21 (lacking Numbers 26:38-40); son of Bela`, & grandson of Benjamin, according to 1 Chronicles 8:3, 5 compare 1 Chronicles 8:7; designation of a Benjamite family or clan; hence Ehud called בֶּןגֵּֿרָא Judges 3:15, & so Shimei, 2 Samuel 16:5; 2 Samuel 19:17; 2 Samuel 19:19; 1 Kings 2:8.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

46:21

Numbers

26:38; 26:39; 26:40

Judges

3:15

2 Samuel

16:5; 19:17; 19:19

1 Kings

2:8

1 Chronicles

8:3; 8:5; 8:7

H1617

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1617 matches the Hebrew גֵּרָא (gērā'),
which occurs 9 times in 9 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 46:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:21 - The sons of Benjamin: Bela and Becher and Ashbel, Gera H1617 and Naaman, [fn]Ehi and Rosh, [fn]Muppim and [fn]Huppim and Ard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 3:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:15 - But when the sons of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer for them, Ehud the son of Gera, H1617 the Benjamite, a left-handed man. And the sons of Israel sent tribute by [fn]him to Eglon the king of Moab.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 16:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 16:5 - When King David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out from there a man of the family of the house of Saul whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera; H1617 he came out cursing continually as he came.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:16 - Then Shimei the son of Gera, H1617 the Benjamite who was from Bahurim, hurried and came down with the men of Judah to meet King David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:18 - Then they kept crossing the ford to bring over the king’s household, and to do what was good in his sight. And Shimei the son of Gera H1617 fell down before the king as he was about to cross the Jordan.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:8 - “Behold, there is with you Shimei the son of Gera H1617 the Benjamite, of Bahurim; now it was he who cursed me with a [fn]violent curse on the day I went to Mahanaim. But when he came down to me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the LORD, saying, ‘I will not put you to death with the sword.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:3 - Bela had sons: [fn]Addar, Gera, H1617 Abihud,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:5 - Gera, H1617 Shephuphan and Huram.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:7 - namely, Naaman, Ahijah and Gera H1617—he carried them into exile; and he became the father of Uzza and Ahihud.
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