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גֵּרְשׁוֹן H1648
H1648 is the Hebrew word גֵּרְשׁוֹן, transliterated Gêrᵉshôwn and said gay-resh-one'. The King James Version most often renders it gershon.
What it means
Gereshon or Gereshom, an Israelite.
Where it comes from
or גֵּרְשׁוֹם; from H1644 (גָּרַשׁ); a refugee.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 17 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Gershon, Gershom.
Verses using גֵּרְשׁוֹן
All 17 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 46:11 · KJV
And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Exodus 6:16 · KJV
And these 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 an hundred thirty and seven years.
Exodus 6:17 · KJV
The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.
Numbers 3:17 · KJV
And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
Numbers 3:18 · KJV
And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.
Numbers 3:21 · KJV
Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
Numbers 3:25 · KJV
And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
Numbers 4:22 · KJV
Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families;
Numbers 4:38 · KJV
And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers,
Numbers 4:41 · KJV
These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, whom Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD.
Numbers 7:7 · KJV
Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service:
Numbers 10:17 · KJV
And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.
Numbers 26:57 · KJV
And these are they that were numbered 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 21:6 · KJV
And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
Joshua 21:27 · KJV
And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities.
1 Chronicles 6:1 · KJV
The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chronicles 23:6 · KJV
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1648 mean?
H1648 is the Hebrew word גֵּרְשׁוֹן (Gêrᵉshôwn), meaning Gereshon or Gereshom, an Israelite.
How is H1648 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it gershon (16 times), namely gershon (1 time).
How many times does H1648 appear in the Bible?
גֵּרְשׁוֹן (Gêrᵉshôwn) is tagged in 17 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1648 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or גֵּרְשׁוֹם; from H1644 (גָּרַשׁ); a refugee.
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