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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.

Word: גֵּרְשׁוֹןTransliteration: GêrᵉshôwnSaid: gay-resh-one'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 17 verses

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.

gershon 16×namely gershon 1×

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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