Gereshom means “Gershom” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G1647 — elachistoteros (“less than the least”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H1647 גֵּרְשׁוֹם (Gershom) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Gershom (gay-resh-ome') n/p. 1. Gereshom, the name of four Israelites [for H1648] It has 13 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include gershom. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
Gershom (gay-resh-ome') n/p. 1. Gereshom, the name of four Israelites [for H1648] KJV: Gershom. Root(s): H1648
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Gershom
Usage: A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.2.22; son of: Moses (H4872) and Zipporah (H6855); brother of: Eliezer (H0461H); father of: Jonathan (H3083)(?) and Shebuel (H7619) § Gershom = "foreigner" 1) firstborn son of Moses and Zipporah 2) firstborn son of Levi 3) a son of the priestly family of Phinehas who returned from exile with Ezra
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Gershom, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
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13 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:
And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
First 13 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1647.
And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:
And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.
Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs:
The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.
Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.
And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasures.
Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1647, grouped by book.
Gereshom (Strong's H1647) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Gershom". Gershom (gay-resh-ome') n/p. 1. Gereshom, the name of four Israelites [for H1648]
This page currently indexes 13 linked usages for Strong's H1647 across 4 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1647 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as gershom. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.