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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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