Gereshon means “Gershon” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G1648 — eleazar in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H1648 גֵּרְשׁוֹן גֵּרְשׁוֹם (Gershown) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Gershown (gay-resh-one') (or Gershowm {gay-resh-ome'}) n/p. 1. a refugee 2. Gereshon or Gereshom, an Israelite It has 18 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include gershon and gershom. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
Gershown (gay-resh-one') (or Gershowm {gay-resh-ome'}) n/p. 1. a refugee 2. Gereshon or Gereshom, an Israelite [from H1644] KJV: Gershon, Gershom. Root(s): H1644
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Gershon
Usage: 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; § Gershon or Gershom = "exile" firstborn son of Levi born before Jacob's family went to Egypt
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Gershown, 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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18 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.
The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.
First 18 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1648.
And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.
The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.
And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei.
Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle, and the tent, the covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the houses of their fathers, by their families;
And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers,
These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all that might do service in the tabernacle of the congregation, whom Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the LORD.
Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service:
And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the tabernacle.
And 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.
And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities.
The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief and his brethren an hundred and thirty:
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1648, grouped by book.
Gereshon (Strong's H1648) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Gershon". Gershown (gay-resh-one') (or Gershowm {gay-resh-ome'}) n/p. 1. a refugee 2. Gereshon or Gereshom, an Israelite
This page currently indexes 18 linked usages for Strong's H1648 across 5 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1648 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as gershon and gershom. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.