Gêrᵉshôwn — H1648

Definition

masculine proper noun

Gereshon or Gereshom, an Israelite

1. Gershon or Gershom = "exile"
2. firstborn son of Levi born before Jacob's family went to Egypt

Usually translated as

Gershon, Gershom

Origin

or Gêrᵉshôwm; from H1644; a refugee

• Derived from Gârash (H1644)

Occurrences

Gêrᵉshôwn occurs 30 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Exodus (4), Numbers (9), Joshua (2), Judges (1), 1 Chronicles (12), Ezra (1)

• Genesis 46:11 — And the sons of Levi; Gershon (גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹן), Kohath, and Merari.
• Exodus 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.
• Exodus 6:16 — And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon (גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹן), and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.
• Exodus 6:17 — The sons of Gershon (גֵרְשׁ֛וֹן); Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.
• Exodus 18:3 — And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:
• Numbers 3:17 — And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon (גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹן), and Kohath, and Merari.
• Numbers 3:18 — And these are the names of the sons of Gershon (גֵרְשׁ֖וֹן) by their families; Libni, and Shimei.
• Numbers 3:21 — Of Gershon (לְגֵ֣רְשׁ֔וֹן) was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
• Numbers 4:22 — Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon (גֵרְשׁ֖וֹן), throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families;
• Numbers 4:38 — And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon (גֵרְשׁ֑וֹן), throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers,
• Numbers 4:41 — These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon (גֵרְשׁ֔וֹן), 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 — Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon (גֵרְשׁ֑וֹן), according to their service:
• Numbers 10:17 — And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon (גֵרְשׁוֹן֙) and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.
• Numbers 26:57 — And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon (לְגֵרְשׁ֗וֹן), the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.
• Joshua 21:6 — And the children of Gershon (גֵרְשׁ֗וֹן) 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 — And unto the children of Gershon (גֵרְשׁוֹן֮), 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 Beesh-terah with her suburbs; two cities.
• Judges 18:30 — And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
• 1 Chronicles 6:1 — The sons of Levi; Gershon (גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹן), Kohath, and Merari.
• 1 Chronicles 6:16 — The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
• 1 Chronicles 6:17 — And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.
• 1 Chronicles 6:20 — Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
• 1 Chronicles 6:43 — The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
• 1 Chronicles 6:62 — And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
• 1 Chronicles 6:71 — Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs:
• 1 Chronicles 15:7 — Of the sons of Gershom (גֵּרְשׁ֑וֹם); Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty:
• 1 Chronicles 23:6 — And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon (לְגֵרְשׁ֖וֹן), Kohath, and Merari.
• 1 Chronicles 23:15 — The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.
• 1 Chronicles 23:16 — Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.
• 1 Chronicles 26:24 — And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures.
• Ezra 8:2 — Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.