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Lexicon :: Strong's H1647 - gēršōm

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גֵּרְשֹׁם
Transliteration
gēršōm
Pronunciation
gay-resh-ome'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

גֵּרְשֹׁם Gêrᵉshôm, gay-resh-ome'; for H1648; Gereshom, the name of four Israelites:—Gershom.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's H1647 in the following manner: Gershom (14x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's H1647 in the following manner: Gershom (14x).

  1. Gershom = "foreigner"

    1. firstborn son of Moses and Zipporah

    2. firstborn son of Levi

    3. a son of the priestly family of Phinehas who returned from exile with Ezra

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גֵּרְשֹׁם Gêrᵉshôm, gay-resh-ome'; for H1648; Gereshom, the name of four Israelites:—Gershom.
STRONGS H1647: Abbreviations
† גֵּרְשֹׁם proper name, masculine.
1. son of Moses & Sipporah Exodus 2:22 (explanation as if from גור) = Exodus 18:3; גֵּרְשׁוֺם 1 Chronicles 23:15, 16; 1 Chronicles 26:24; so also גֵּרְשֹׁם Judges 18:30 MT בֶּןֿ מְנַשֶּׁה compare VB.
2. a son of Levi גֵּרְשֹׁם 1 Chronicles 6:1; 1 Chronicles 6:28; 1 Chronicles 15:7 (compare גֵּרְשׁוֺן); גֵּרְשׁוֺם 1 Chronicles 6:2; 1 Chronicles 6:5; 1 Chronicles 6:47; 1 Chronicles 6:56.
3. a son of Phinehas Ezra 8:2.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

2:22; 18:3

Judges

18:30

1 Chronicles

6:1; 6:2; 6:5; 6:28; 6:47; 6:56; 15:7; 23:15; 23:16; 26:24

Ezra

8:2

H1647

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1647 matches the Hebrew גֵּרְשֹׁם (gēršōm),
which occurs 14 times in 14 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 2:22

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:22 - Later she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom,[fn] for he explained, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 18:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 18:3 - (Moses’ first son was named Gershom,[fn] for Moses had said when the boy was born, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 18:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:30 - Then they set up the carved image, and they appointed Jonathan son of Gershom, son of Moses,[fn] as their priest. This family continued as priests for the tribe of Dan until the Exile.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:16 - [fn]The sons of Levi were Gershon,[fn] Kohath, and Merari.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:17 - The descendants of Gershon included Libni and Shimei.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:20 - The descendants of Gershon included Libni, Jahath, Zimmah,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:43

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:43 - Jahath, Gershon, and Levi.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:62

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:62 - The descendants of Gershon received by sacred lots thirteen towns from the territories of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and from the Bashan area of Manasseh, east of the Jordan.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:71

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:71 - The descendants of Gershon received the towns of Golan (in Bashan) and Ashtaroth from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh, each with its pasturelands.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 23:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:6 - Then David divided the Levites into divisions named after the clans descended from the three sons of Levi—Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 23:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:15 - The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 23:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:16 - The descendants of Gershom included Shebuel, the family leader.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 26:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 26:24 - From the clan of Amram, Shebuel was a descendant of Gershom son of Moses. He was the chief officer of the treasuries.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 8:2 - From the family of Phinehas: Gershom.
From the family of Ithamar: Daniel.
From the family of David: Hattush,
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