H1648 H1648
Gershon — firstborn son of Levi and ancestor of the Gershonite Levitical clan
The proper name of Levi's firstborn son, progenitor of one of the three major Levitical clans responsible for transporting the tabernacle's coverings, curtains, and hangings during the wilderness wanderings (Num 3:25; 4:22-28). The variant spelling Gershom (גֵּרְשֹׁם) appears in several Chronicles passages (1 Chr 6:1, 28; 15:7), and the two forms are treated as interchangeable. The name may derive from garash ('to drive out'), echoing the exile motif, though this etymology is debated. The 'sons of Gershon' formula dominates the attestation, appearing in Numbers, Joshua, and Chronicles in connection with Levitical duties, allotments, and genealogies.
Senses
1. Gershon — The proper name Gershon (גֵּרְשׁוֹן), also spelled Gershom (גֵּרְשֹׁם), designating Levi's firstborn son and the eponymous ancestor of the Gershonite Levitical clan. Translation traditions reflect the spelling variation (eng: Gershon/Gershom, spa: Gersón, fra: Guershon/Gershon, deu: Gerschon/Gerschom). The phrase 'sons of Gershon' recurs as a formulaic designation for the clan's responsibilities in tabernacle transport (Num 3-4) and Levitical city allotments (Josh 21:6). 17×
AR["جَرشوم", "جَرْشُومَ", "جَرْشُونَ", "جَرْشُونُ", "جِيرْشُونَ", "جِيرْشُونُ", "لِ-جَيرْشُونَ", "لِجِيرْشُونَ"]·ben["-তে-গের্শোন", "গেরশোনের", "গের্শোন", "গের্শোনের", "গের্শোনের-জন্য", "বংশধরদের"]·DE["Gerschom", "Gerschon", "Gershon", "[גרשון]", "zu-Gershon"]·EN["Gershom", "Gershon", "to-Gershon"]·FR["Gershon", "Guershon", "[גרשום]", "[גרשון]", "à-Guershon"]·heb["גרשום", "גרשון", "ל-גרשון"]·HI["के-लिए-गेरशोन", "गेरशोन", "गेरशोन-के", "गेरशोन-को", "गेर्शोन", "गेर्शोन-के", "गेर्शोम"]·ID["Gersom", "Gerson", "dari-Gerson", "untuk-Gerson"]·IT["Gershon", "Gherson", "[גרשום]", "[גרשון]", "a-Gherson"]·jav["Gerson", "Gèrsom", "Gèrson", "Gèrsyon", "Kanggé-Gèrson", "kagem-Gèrson"]·KO["게르손", "게르손-에게", "게르손과", "게르손의", "게르순", "게르스온의", "에게-게르손"]·PT["Gershom", "Gershon", "Para-Gershon", "de-Gershon"]·RU["Гершом", "Гершома", "Гершон", "Гершона", "Гирсон", "для-Гершона", "от-Гершона"]·ES["De-Gersón", "Gershon", "Gersón", "Guershon", "Guerson", "Guersón", "de-Gersón"]·SW["Gershomu", "Gershoni", "Kwa-Gershoni", "kwa-Gershoni", "wa-Gershoni"]·TR["-Gerşon'a", "Gerşom", "Gerşom'un", "Gerşon", "Gerşon'un", "Gerşon-için"]·urd["جیرسون", "جیرسون-کے", "جیرشوم", "جیرشوم-کے", "جیرشون", "جیرشون-سے", "جیرشون-کے", "کے-لیے-جیرشون", "گیرشون-کو"]
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
† גֵּרְשׁוֹן n.pr.m. son of Levi (= גרשׁם 1 Ch 6:1, 28; 15:7 גרשׁום 1 Ch 6:2, 5, 47, 56) Gn 46:11; Ex 6:16, 17 Nu 3:17, 18, 21, 25; 4:22, 38, 41; 7:7; 10:17; 26:57; Jos 21:6, 27; 1 Ch 5:27; 23:6 (particularly in expression sons of Gershon, i.e. family, descendants of Gershon Nu 3:25; 4:22, 38, 41; 7:7; 10:17 Jos 21:6, 27; cf. sons of Gershom 1 Ch 6:47, 56; 15:7).