גִּרְגָּשִׁי
gir.ga.shiNounH1622
Girgashite
From: patrial from an unused name (of uncertain derivation);
Short Definition
a Girgashite, one of the native tribes of Canaan
Full Lexicon Entry
Someone descended from Girgas(?) of the Canaanites, first mentioned at ; descended from Canaan (H3667); along with Sidon (H6721), Heth (H2845), Jebusite (H2983), Amorite (H0567), Hivite (H2340), Arkite (H6208), Sinite (H5513), Arvadite (H0721), Zemarite (H6786) and Hamathite (H2577); also called in KJV: Girgasite; § Girgashite or Girgasite = "dwelling on a clayey soil" descendants of Canaan and one of the nations living east of the sea of Galilee when the Israelites entered the promised land
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun
Morphology N:N--PG
DescriptionN:N--PG
Occurrences
7 timesAppears 7 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Genesis
2
Joshua
2
1 Chronicles
1
Deuteronomy
1
Nehemiah
1
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 1:14
- Deuteronomy 7:1
- Genesis 10:16
- Genesis 15:21
- Joshua 24:11
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