גֵּרְשֻׁנִּי gereshunni

Hebrew word for “Gershonite” · Strong’s H1649 · used 13 times in 12 verses

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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 is translated

Glosses given for gereshunni in context, with how often each is used:

• gershonites 11
• gershonite 2

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Numbers 3 (3), Numbers 4 (3), Numbers 26 (1), Joshua 21 (1), 1 Chronicles 23 (1), 1 Chronicles 26 (1), 1 Chronicles 29 (1), 2 Chronicles 29 (1)

Forms

• הגרשׁני 11
• לגרשׁני 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with gereshunni more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• מִשְׁפָּחָה mishpachah “family” 6
• לַעְדָּן ladan “Ladan” 2
• עֲבֹדָה avodah “service” 3
• קְהָתִי qohati “Kohathite” 2
• גֵּרְשׁוֹן gereshon “Gershon” 2
• מְרָרִי merari “Merari” 2
• מַשָּׂא massa “burden” 2
• מִשְׁמֶרֶת mishmeret “charge” 2
• לֵוִי leviyyi “Levi” 2
• פָּקַד paqad “to reckon” 2
• אַהֲרֹן aharon “Aaron” 2
• זֹאת zot “this” 2

Key verses

The verses using gereshunni that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Numbers 3:21 — Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites: these are the families of the Gershonites.
• Numbers 3:23 — The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward.
• Numbers 3:24 — And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael.
• Numbers 4:24 — This is the service of the families of the Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens:
• Numbers 4:27 — At 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…
• Numbers 4:28 — This 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…
• Numbers 26:57 — 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:…
• Joshua 21:33 — All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
• 1 Chronicles 23:7 — Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
• 1 Chronicles 26:21 — As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli.
• 1 Chronicles 29:8 — And 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.
• 2 Chronicles 29:12 — Then 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,…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.