Gêrâʼ — H1617

H1617 · Hebrew — גרא

Pronunciation: gay-raw'

Definition

masculine proper noun

Gera, the name of six Israelites

  1. Gera = "a grain"
  2. a son of Benjamin
  3. a son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin
  4. any member of the Gera family of the Benjamite tribe

Usually translated as

Gera

Origin

perhaps from H1626; a grain

Occurrences

Gêrâʼ occurs 9 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Judges (1), 2 Samuel (3), 1 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (3)

Strong's Lexicon — G