גֵּרְשֹׁם

ge.re.shomProper Noun (Masculine)H1647

Gershom

From: for H1648 (גֵּרְשׁוֹן);

Short Definition

Gereshom, the name of four Israelites

Full Lexicon Entry

A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at ; son of: Moses (H4872) and Zipporah (H6855); brother of: Eliezer (H0461H); father of: Jonathan (H3083)(?) and Shebuel (H7619) § Gershom = "foreigner" 1) firstborn son of Moses and Zipporah 2) firstborn son of ) a son of the priestly family of Phinehas who returned from exile with Ezra

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

7 times

Appears 7 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Chronicles
3
Exodus
2
Ezra
1
Judges
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 23:15
  • 1 Chronicles 23:16
  • 1 Chronicles 26:24
  • Exodus 18:3
  • Exodus 2:22

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.