גֵּרְשֻׁנִּי

ge.re.shun.niNounH1649

Gershonite

From: patronymically from H1648 (גֵּרְשׁוֹן);

Short Definition

a Gereshonite or descendant of Gereshon

Full Lexicon Entry

Someone descended from Gershon who was 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 ; Group of ge.re.shon (*גֵּרְשׁוֹן *"Gershon" H1648) § Gershonite, of Geshur a descendant of Gershon, firstborn son of Levi

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology N:N--PG

DescriptionN:N--PG

Occurrences

12 times

Appears 12 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Numbers
7
1 Chronicles
3
2 Chronicles
1
Joshua
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 23:7
  • 1 Chronicles 29:8
  • Joshua 21:33
  • Numbers 3:21
  • Numbers 3:24

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