The meaning of “גֵּרְשֹׁם”

Understanding Gêrᵉshôm reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

H1647

Hebrew Text

Strong's Concordance

גֵּרְשֹׁם

Phoneticgay-resh-ome'

TransliterationGêrᵉshôm

Grammar Code

N:N-M-P

Noun

Strong's Definition

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

for גֵּרְשׁוֹן Gershom. - § Gershom = "foreigner" - Gereshom, the name of four Israelites 1) firstborn son of Moses and Zipporah 2) firstborn son of Levi 3) a son of the priestly family of Phinehas who returned from exile with Ezra

Scripture References

Occurrences in the Bible

14 total references

Reference	Text
Exodus 18:3	“And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:”
Judges 18:30	“And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.”
1 Chronicles 6:71	“Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs:”
Ezra 8:2	“Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.”

Usage Statistics

Total Occurrences

14x

Most Frequent Book

1 Chronicles

Book Distribution

Exodus2

Judges1

1 Chronicles10

Ezra1

Devotional Reflection

How does the original Hebrew meaning of 'גֵּרְשֹׁם' deepen your understanding of Exodus 18:3?

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