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Gershom — the meaning of the Hebrew name גֵּרְשֹׁם

גֵּרְשֹׁם

Gêrᵉshôm · pronounced gay-resh-ome' · Strong's H1647 · a man

Gershom means Gereshom, the name of four Israelites.

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גֵּרְשׁוֹן Gêrᵉshôwn (for, H1648) — a refugee open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

for H1648; Gereshom, the name of four Israelites.

First appearance

Exod 2:22 And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land. (KJV)

Every verse that names Gershom

14 occurrences in 14 verses — Exodus, Judges, 1 Chronicles, Ezra

Exod 2:22Exod 18:3Judg 18:301Chr 6:11Chr 6:21Chr 6:51Chr 6:281Chr 6:471Chr 6:561Chr 23:61Chr 23:151Chr 23:161Chr 26:24Ezra 8:2

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