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 times

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