גֵּרְשֹׁם
ge.re.shom
Gershom
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "H1648" (גֵּרְשֹׁם, ge.re.shom) is known as "Gershom." It appears 18 times in the Bible, which suggests it is an important proper name referring to a person. The fact that it is a proper name indicates that it has a specific, personal reference rather than a general or abstract meaning. The frequency of occurrence and its classification as a proper name suggest that Gershom was an individual known and revered by the biblical authors or their communities. It is possible that his story or legacy was significant, but without additional context, we cannot determine his role or circumstances. Regardless, the name "Gershom" holds personal and historical significance, reflecting the importance of individuals in the biblical narrative. It is worth noting that as a proper name, Gershom's meaning may not necessarily relate to its short definition as "Gershom," which might be an etymological explanation or interpretation of the name. Without further information, we cannot assume the significance of this definition in relation to the name.
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Occurrences in Scripture
18 total occurrences across the text
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Exodus 6:16These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari; and the years of the life of Levi were one hundred thirty-seven years.
Exodus 6:17The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families.
Numbers 3:17These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Numbers 3:18These are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families: Libni and Shimei.
Numbers 3:21Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimeites. These are the families of the Gershonites.
Numbers 3:25The duty of the sons of Gershon in the Tent of Meeting shall be the tabernacle, the tent, its covering, the screen for the door of the Tent of Meeting,
Numbers 4:22“Take a census of the sons of Gershon also, by their fathers’ houses, by their families;
Numbers 4:38Those who were counted of the sons of Gershon, by their families, and by their fathers’ houses,
Numbers 4:41These are those who were counted of the families of the sons of Gershon, all who served in the Tent of Meeting, whom Moses and Aaron counted according to the commandment of Yahweh.
Numbers 7:7He gave two wagons and four oxen to the sons of Gershon, according to their service.
Numbers 10:17The tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who bore the tabernacle, went forward.
Numbers 26:57These are those who were counted of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites.
Joshua 21:6The children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Asher, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
Joshua 21:27They gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Be Eshterah with its pasture lands: two cities.
1 Chronicles 6:1The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chronicles 15:7of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brothers one hundred thirty;
1 Chronicles 23:6David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.