Strong H1617H1617Hגֵּרָא
Gera
One of the 4 senses of Strong H1617
- Transliteration
- gêrâ'
- Pronunciation
- gay-raw'
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.16.5;
father of: Shimei (H8096H)
father of: Shimei (H8096H)
Meaning of the name
Gera = "a grain"
General definition
Perhaps from H1626; a grain;
{Gera} the name of six Israelites: - Gera.
{Gera} the name of six Israelites: - Gera.
In the biblical story
Gera
Benjamite; cursed David during Absalom's rebellion; later sought forgiveness.
Gera was a Benjamite who cursed David during Absalom's rebellion but later sought forgiveness when David returned to Jerusalem.
In the Bible
Strong H1617H appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- gera4
First verses
- 2 Samuel 16:5And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.
- 2 Samuel 19:16And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which was of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David.
- 2 Samuel 19:18And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan;
- 1 Kings 2:8And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the Lord, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.