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Gershon — the meaning of the Hebrew name גֵּרְשׁוֹן

גֵּרְשׁוֹן

Gêrᵉshôwn · pronounced gay-resh-one' · Strong's H1648 · a man · also spelled Gershom

Gershon means a refugee.

Built from

גָּרַשׁ gârash (from, H1644) — to drive out from a possession open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or גֵּרְשׁוֹם; from H1644; a refugee; Gereshon or Gereshom, an Israelite.

First appearance

Gen 46:11 And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. (KJV)

Every verse that names Gershon

17 occurrences in 17 verses — Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Joshua, 1 Chronicles

Gen 46:11Exod 6:16Exod 6:17Num 3:17Num 3:18Num 3:21Num 3:25Num 4:22Num 4:38Num 4:41Num 7:7Num 10:17Num 26:57Josh 21:6Josh 21:271Chr 5:271Chr 15:7

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