Gershonite
גֵּרְשֻׁנִּיStrong’s H1649gereshunni (ge-re-shun-ni)
Appears in 12 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Gereshunni is the Hebrew word usually translated “gershonite”. It appears in 12 verses of the Old Testament.
“Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.”
Meaning
- 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
How it's translated
- the gershonite 11
- of the gershonite 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Numbers 7
- 1 Chronicles 3
- Joshua 1
- 2 Chronicles 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 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.
Hebrew dictionary
גֵּרְשֻׁנִּי gereshunni · Gershonite
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) § Gershonite , of Geshur a descendant of Gershon, firstborn son of Levi
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.