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גִּרְגָּשִׁי H1622
H1622 is the Hebrew word גִּרְגָּשִׁי, transliterated Girgâshîy and said ghir-gaw-shee'. The King James Version most often renders it girgashites.
What it means
a Girgashite, one of the native tribes of Canaan.
Where it comes from
patrial from an unused name (of uncertain derivation).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Girgashite, Girgasite.
Verses using גִּרְגָּשִׁי
All 6 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 15:21 · KJV
And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.
Deuteronomy 7:1 · KJV
When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;
Joshua 3:10 · KJV
And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites.
Joshua 24:11 · KJV
And ye went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I delivered them into your hand.
1 Chronicles 1:14 · KJV
The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,
Nehemiah 9:8 · KJV
And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it, I say, to his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous:
Common questions
What does Strong's H1622 mean?
H1622 is the Hebrew word גִּרְגָּשִׁי (Girgâshîy), meaning a Girgashite, one of the native tribes of Canaan.
How is H1622 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it girgashites (5 times), girgashite (1 time).
How many times does H1622 appear in the Bible?
גִּרְגָּשִׁי (Girgâshîy) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1622 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: patrial from an unused name (of uncertain derivation).
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