גֵּרְשׁוֹן
ge.re.shonProper Noun (Masculine)H1648
Gershon
From: or גֵּרְשׁוֹם; from H1644 (גָּרַשׁ); a refugee;
Short Definition
Gereshon or Gereshom, an Israelite
Full Lexicon Entry
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at ; son of: Levi (H3878); brother of: Kohath (H6955), Merari (H4847) and Jochebed (H3115); father of: Libni (H3845) and Shimei (H8096); also called Gershom at ; § Gershon or Gershom = "exile" firstborn son of Levi born before Jacob's family went to Egypt
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
17 timesAppears 17 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Numbers
10
1 Chronicles
2
Exodus
2
Joshua
2
Genesis
1
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 15:7
- Exodus 6:17
- Joshua 21:27
- Numbers 3:17
- Numbers 3:25
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