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
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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
patronymically from H1648 (גֵּרְשׁוֹן); a Gereshonite or descendant of Gereshon
KJV glosses: Gershonite, sons of Gershon.
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How translators render H1649
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BSB rendering counts
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the gershonite
4
the gershonites
2
gershonites
1
of the gershonite
1
of the gershonites
1
were given to the gershonite
1
were the gershonite
1
KJV rendering counts
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of the gershonites
8
the gershonite
2
and of the gershonites
1
of gershon
1
of the gershonite
1
Verses containing H1649
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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.
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.
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;
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