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גֵּרְשֹׁם H1647
H1647 is the Hebrew word גֵּרְשֹׁם, transliterated Gêrᵉshôm and said gay-resh-ome'. The King James Version most often renders it gershom.
What it means
Gereshom, the name of four Israelites.
Where it comes from
for H1648 (גֵּרְשׁוֹן).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 14 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Gershom.
Verses using גֵּרְשֹׁם
All 14 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 2:22 · KJV
And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
Exodus 18:3 · KJV
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 · KJV
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 6:16 · KJV
The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chronicles 6:17 · KJV
And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.
1 Chronicles 6:20 · KJV
Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
1 Chronicles 6:43 · KJV
The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
1 Chronicles 6:62 · KJV
And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
1 Chronicles 6:71 · KJV
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:
1 Chronicles 15:7 · KJV
Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty:
1 Chronicles 23:15 · KJV
The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.
1 Chronicles 23:16 · KJV
Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.
1 Chronicles 26:24 · KJV
And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures.
Ezra 8:2 · KJV
Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1647 mean?
H1647 is the Hebrew word גֵּרְשֹׁם (Gêrᵉshôm), meaning Gereshom, the name of four Israelites.
How is H1647 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it gershom (14 times).
How many times does H1647 appear in the Bible?
גֵּרְשֹׁם (Gêrᵉshôm) is tagged in 14 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1647 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: for H1648 (גֵּרְשׁוֹן).
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