Gereshunni גֵּרְשֻׁנִּי
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| גֵּרְשֻׁנִּי | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | gereshunni |
| Strong's number | H1649 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | name of a person or people |
| Gloss | Gershonite |
| Occurrences | 13 in 12 verses |
| Most frequent in | Numbers (7) |
Gereshunni (Hebrew גֵּרְשֻׁנִּי, Strong's H1649) is a name of a person or people in the Old Testament, glossed “Gershonite”. It occurs 13 times.
Definition
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
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 the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | gershonites (9), gershonite (3), gershon (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | gershonite (6), gershonites (4), were the gershonite (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Gereshunni, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Numbers
- Numbers 3:21Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.From Gershon came the Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan; these were the Gershonite clans.
- Numbers 3:23The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle,
- Numbers 3:24And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.and the leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.
- Numbers 4:24This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens:This is the service of the Gershonite clans regarding work and transport:
- 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.All the service of the Gershonites—all their transport duties and other work—is to be done at the direction of Aaron and his sons; you are to assign to them all that they are responsible to carry.
- 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.This is the service of the Gershonite clans at the Tent of Meeting, and their duties shall be under the direction of Ithamar 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.Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans: The Gershonite clan from Gershon, the Kohathite clan from Kohath, and the Merarite clan from Merari.
Joshua
- Joshua 21:33All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.In all, thirteen cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the Gershonite clans.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 23:7Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
- 1 Chronicles 26:21As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli.From the descendants of Ladan, who were Gershonites through Ladan and heads of the families of Ladan the Gershonite, were Jehieli,
- 1 Chronicles 29:8And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of the Lord, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.Whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, under the care of Jehiel the Gershonite.
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 29:12Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah:Then the Levites set to work: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah from the Kohathites; Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel from the Merarites; Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah from the Gershonites;
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).