H1622 H1622
Girgashite; one of the seven Canaanite peoples displaced by Israel, territory unknown.
The gentilic name for the Girgashites, one of the traditional seven nations of Canaan that Israel was to dispossess upon entering the Promised Land. Despite appearing in major covenant and conquest lists (Gen 15:21, Deut 7:1, Josh 3:10, Josh 24:11, Neh 9:8), their specific territory remains unidentified. They are listed as descendants of Canaan in the Table of Nations (Gen 10:16 = 1 Chr 1:14). The name appears with the article (haGirgashi) as a collective noun, and Spanish renders it 'gergeseo' or 'guirgaseo.'
Senses
1. Girgashite (people group) — The Girgashite(s), an ethnic group reckoned among the seven Canaanite nations destined for displacement by Israel. Listed as begotten by Canaan in the Table of Nations (Gen 10:16 = 1 Chr 1:14), the Girgashites appear in covenant promises (Gen 15:21, Neh 9:8) and conquest narratives (Deut 7:1, Josh 3:10, Josh 24:11). Their territorial location is never specified, making them the most obscure of the seven peoples. All occurrences use the gentilic adjective with the article (haGirgashi) as a collective designation. Spanish alternates between 'gergeseo' and 'guirgaseo,' reflecting transliteration variation. 7×
AR["الجِرجاشِيَّ", "الـ-جِرْجاشيّ", "الْ-جِرْجَاشِيَّ", "الْجِرْجَاشِيِّينَ", "وَ-ال-جِرْجَاشِيِّ", "وَ-الـ-جِرْجَاشِيُّ", "وَالْجِرْجَاشِيَّ"]·ben["-গির্গাশীয়দের", "আর-গির্গাশীয়দের", "এবং-গির্গাশীয়-যে", "এবং-হা-য়িবূষী", "গির্গাশীয়", "গির্গাশীয়দেরকে"]·DE["[הגרגשי]", "[והגרגשי]", "den-Girgaschiter", "der-Girgasiter", "und-der-Girgasiter"]·EN["and-the-Girgashite", "and-the-Girgashites", "the-Girgashi", "the-Girgashite"]·FR["[הגרגשי]", "[והגרגשי]", "et-le-Girgashite", "et-le-Guirgasiens", "le-Guirgasien"]·heb["ה-גרגשי", "ו-ה-גרגשי"]·HI["और-गिर्गाशी", "और-गिर्गाशी-का", "गिरगशि", "गिरगाशी-को", "गिर्गाशी"]·ID["dan-orang-Girgasi", "orang-Girgasi"]·IT["[הגרגשי]", "[והגרגשי]", "e-il-Ghirgasei", "e-il-Ghirgaseo", "il-Ghirgaseo", "il-Girgashite"]·jav["lan-tiyang-Girgasi", "lan-wong-Girgasi", "tiyang-Girgasi"]·KO["그-기르가스인", "그-기르가시-사람", "그리고-그-기르가스사람", "그리고-그-기르가스인과", "그리고-그-기르가시인의", "기르가스", "기르가스와"]·PT["e-o-girgaseu", "e-o-girgasheu", "o-Girgashi"]·RU["-Гиргашеев", "Гергесея", "Гиргашийца", "и-Гиргашеев", "и-Гиргашея", "и-Гиргаший"]·ES["el-gergeseo", "el-guirgaseo", "y-el-gergeseo"]·SW["-Mgirgashi", "Mgirgashi", "Wagirgashi", "Wagirugashi", "na-Mgirgashi", "na-Wagigashi"]·TR["-Girgashili", "-Girgaslı'yı", "-Girgaşi'yi", "-Girgaşileri", "ve-Girgashitli", "ve-Girgaslı'yı", "ve-Girgaşinin"]·urd["اور-جرجاسی", "اور-جرجاشی", "اور-جرجاشیوں", "جرجاسی", "جرجاسیوں", "ہ-جرجاسی"]
Related Senses
H5971a 1. people, nation (1836×)H5973a 1. accompaniment, together with (956×)H0854 1. with (accompaniment) (665×)H1471a 1. nations, peoples (plural/collective) (466×)G3326 1. with (368×)H1285 1. covenant, pact, treaty (284×)G2453 1. Jewish person, Jew (194×)H4150 1. meeting (tent of meeting) (151×)G2992 1. people/nation (an ethnic or political community) (142×)G4862 1. (129×)G1484 1. Gentiles, non-Jewish nations (128×)H1471a 2. nation, people-group (singular) (98×)H3162b 1. together (97×)H1616 1. sojourner, resident alien (92×)H0567 1. Amorite (people group) (87×)H3064 1. Jew, Jewish person (81×)H3669a 1. Canaanite (ethnic designation) (70×)G1122 1. scribe / expert in the Law (63×)H2114a 1. stranger, foreigner (person) (54×)H5608b 1. scribe, royal secretary (48×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† גִּרְגָּשִׁי adj.gent. only הַגּ׳ as n.pr.coll.; ‘begotten’ by Canaan Gn 10:16 = 1 Ch 1:14; in list of Canaanitish peoples displaced by Isr.; territ. unknown; Gn 15:21 Dt 7:1 Jos 3:10; 24:11 Ne 9:8; cf. Gn 10:16 1 Ch 1:14 supr. (Hex only JED).