H1617 H1617
Gera, a Benjamite clan name or personal name associated with Ehud and Shimei.
A Benjamite proper name that appears to function both as a personal name and a clan designation. Gera is listed as a son of Benjamin (Gen 46:21) and as a son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr 8:3, 5, 7), suggesting it became a family or clan identifier within the tribe. The most significant connections are genealogical: Ehud the judge is called 'son of Gera' (Judg 3:15), and Shimei who cursed David is likewise identified as 'son of Gera' (2 Sam 16:5; 19:16, 18; 1 Kgs 2:8). Spanish interestingly varies between 'Gera,' 'Guera,' and 'Guerá,' reflecting uncertainty about the vowel quality.
Senses
1. Gera (proper name) — Gera — a Benjamite proper name functioning both as a personal name and a clan designation. Listed among Benjamin's sons in Gen 46:21 and as a descendant of Bela in 1 Chr 8:3, 5, 7, the name likely came to denote a prominent Benjamite family. Its significance lies in two famous 'sons of Gera': Ehud the left-handed judge who assassinated Eglon king of Moab (Judg 3:15), and Shimei who cursed David during Absalom's revolt and later sought pardon (2 Sam 16:5; 19:16, 18; 1 Kgs 2:8). Spanish shows interesting phonetic variation ('Gera', 'Guera', 'Guerá'), while English, French, and German uniformly render 'Gera'. 9×
AR["جيرا", "جِيرَا", "وَجِيرَا"]·ben["ও-গেরা", "গেরা", "গেরার"]·DE["Gera", "[וגרא]"]·EN["Gera", "and-Gera"]·FR["Gera", "[וגרא]"]·heb["גרא", "ו-גרא"]·HI["और-गेरा", "गेरा", "गेरा-का", "गेरा-के"]·ID["Dan-Gera", "Gera", "dan-Gera"]·IT["Gera", "e-Ghera"]·jav["Gera", "Géra", "lan-Géra"]·KO["게라와", "게라의", "그-와-게라"]·PT["Gera", "Gera'", "e-Gera"]·RU["-Геры", "Гера", "Геры", "и-Гера"]·ES["Gera", "Guera", "Guerá", "Y-Gera", "y-Gera"]·SW["Gera", "Na-Gera", "na-Gera"]·TR["Gera", "Gera'nın", "Ve-Gera", "ve-Gera"]·urd["اور-جیرا", "جیرا", "جیرا-کا", "جیرا-کے"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† גֵּרָא n.pr.m. (Ph. גרא) son of Benjamin Gn 46:21 (lacking Nu 26:38–40); son of Belaʿ, & grandson of Benj., according to 1 Ch 8:3, 5 cf. v 7; designation of a Benjamite family or clan; hence Ehud called בֶּן־גֵּרָא Ju 3:15, & so Shimei, 2 S 16:5; 19:17, 19 1 K 2:8.