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גְּשׁוּר H1650

H1650 is the Hebrew word גְּשׁוּר, transliterated Gᵉshûwr and said ghesh-oor'. The King James Version most often renders it geshur.

Word: גְּשׁוּרTransliteration: GᵉshûwrSaid: ghesh-oor'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 9 verses

What it means

Geshur, a district of Syria.

Where it comes from

from an unused root (meaning to join); bridge.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

geshur 8×geshurites 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Geshur, Geshurite.

Verses using גְּשׁוּר

All 9 verses, quoted in full.

Joshua 13:13 · KJV

Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.

2 Samuel 3:3 · KJV

And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;

2 Samuel 13:37 · KJV

But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day.

2 Samuel 13:38 · KJV

So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years.

2 Samuel 14:23 · KJV

So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 14:32 · KJV

And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king’s face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.

2 Samuel 15:8 · KJV

For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the LORD shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem, then I will serve the LORD.

1 Chronicles 2:23 · KJV

And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.

1 Chronicles 3:2 · KJV

The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:

Common questions

What does Strong's H1650 mean?

H1650 is the Hebrew word גְּשׁוּר (Gᵉshûwr), meaning Geshur, a district of Syria.

How is H1650 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it geshur (8 times), geshurites (1 time).

How many times does H1650 appear in the Bible?

גְּשׁוּר (Gᵉshûwr) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H1650 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root (meaning to join); bridge.

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