Gera
גֵּרָאStrong’s H1617gera (ge-ra)
Appears in 9 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Gera is the Hebrew word usually translated “gera”. It appears in 9 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the sons of Benjamin were Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and Ard.”
Meaning
- A son of Benjamin
- A son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin
- Any member of the Gera family of the Benjamite tribe
- A son of Benjamin
- A son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin
- Any member of the Gera family of the Benjamite tribe
- A son of Benjamin
- A son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin
- Any member of the Gera family of the Benjamite tribe
- A man of the tribe of Benjamin living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.7
How it's translated
- gera 6
- and gera 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Samuel 3
- 1 Chronicles 3
- Genesis 1
- Judges 1
- 1 Kings 1
5 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Judges 3:15But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.
- 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.
- 1 Chronicles 8:3And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,
Hebrew dictionary
גֵּרָא gera · Gera
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.21; son of: Benjamin (H1144); brother of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H0788), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H0278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H0714), Ahiram (H0297) and Jediael (H3043); father of: Ehud (H0164) § Gera = "a grain" 1) a son of Benjamin 2) a son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin 3) any member of the Gera family of the Benjamite tribe
גֵּרָא gera · Gera
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.16.5; father of: Shimei (H8096H) § Gera = "a grain" 1) a son of Benjamin 2) a son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin 3) any member of the Gera family of the Benjamite tribe
גֵּרָא gera · Gera
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.3; son of: Bela (H1106A); brother of: Ard (H0714H), Naaman (H5283H), Ezbon (H0675H), Uzzi (H5813I), Uzziel (H5816I), Jerimoth (H3406), Iri (H5901), Addar (H0146H), Abihud (H0031), Abishua (H0050H) and Ahoah (H0265) § Gera = "a grain" 1) a son of Benjamin 2) a son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin 3) any member of the Gera family of the Benjamite tribe
הֶגְלָם galah · Heglam
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.7; son of: Ehud (H0164); brother of: Naaman (H5283J), Ahijah (H0281K), Uzza (H5798H) and Ahihud (H0284); also called Heglam (KJV: "removed"; NIV: "deported") at 1Ch.8.7; Another name of ge.ra (גֵּרָא "Gera" H1617J) to reveal oneself
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.