Strong H1649גֵּרְשֻׁנִּי
Gershonite
- Transliteration
- gêreshûnnîy
- Pronunciation
- gay-resh-oon-nee'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Person in Gentilic sense
Definition
Patronymic from H1648; a Gereshonite or descendant of Gereshon: - {Gershonite} sons of Gershon.
Detailed definition
Someone descended from Gershon who was a man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.11;
son of: Levi (H3878);
brother of: Kohath (H6955), Merari (H4847) and Jochebed (H3115);
father of: Libni (H3845) and Shimei (H8096); also called Gershom at 1Ch.6.16,17,20,43,62,71; 15.7;
Group of ge.re.shon (גֵּרְשׁוֹן "Gershon" H1648)
son of: Levi (H3878);
brother of: Kohath (H6955), Merari (H4847) and Jochebed (H3115);
father of: Libni (H3845) and Shimei (H8096); also called Gershom at 1Ch.6.16,17,20,43,62,71; 15.7;
Group of ge.re.shon (גֵּרְשׁוֹן "Gershon" H1648)
In the biblical story
Gershon
Firstborn son of Levi; head of the Gershonite Levites.
Gershon was the firstborn son of Levi and the ancestor of the Gershonite Levites, who were responsible for the tabernacle curtains, coverings, and related duties.
In the Bible
Strong H1649 appears in 12 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- gershonites9
- gershonite2
- gershon1
First verses
- Numbers 3:21Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
- Numbers 3:23The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.
- Numbers 3:24And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.
- Numbers 4:24This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens:
- Numbers 4:27At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens, and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens.
- Numbers 4:28This is the service of the families of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge shall be under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
- Numbers 26:57And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.
- Joshua 21:33All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
- 1 Chronicles 23:7Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
- 1 Chronicles 26:21As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli.
- 1 Chronicles 29:8And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of the Lord, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
- 2 Chronicles 29:12Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah: