Word Study · Strong's H1649 · Hebrew
גֵּרְשֻׁנִּי
Gereshunni
gay-resh-oon-nee'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Gêrᵉshunnîy
“a Gereshonite or descendant of Gereshon”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a Gereshonite or descendant of Gereshon
Rendered in the KJV as
Gershonite, sons of Gershon.
- 13occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 8inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 13 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 8
- הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖י3
- הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑י2
- הַגֵּ֣רְשֻׁנִּ֔י2
- הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּֽי׃2
- הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֔י1
- הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֜י1
- לַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑י1
- לַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖י1
How it is rendered · 3
- the Gershonite[s]9
- of the Gershonite[s]2
- the Gershonite2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)11
- preposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ngmsa · 11
- HRd/Ngmsa · 2
All 13, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Numbers7 occurrences
- Numbers 3:21הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּֽי׃hagereshunithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)From Gershon came the Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan; these were the Gershonite clans.here: the Gershonite[s]
- Numbers 3:23הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑יhagereshunithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)The Gershonite clans were to camp on the west, behind the tabernacle,here: the Gershonite[s]
- Numbers 3:24לַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑יlagereshunipreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)and the leader of the families of the Gershonites was Eliasaph son of Lael.here: of the Gershonite[s]
- Numbers 4:24הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֑יhagereshunithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)This is the service of the Gershonite clans regarding work and transport:here: the Gershonite[s]
- Numbers 4:27הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֔יhagereshunithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)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.here: the Gershonite[s]
- Numbers 4:28הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖יhagereshunithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)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.here: the Gershonite[s]
- Numbers 26:57הַגֵּ֣רְשֻׁנִּ֔יhagereshunithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)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.here: the Gershonite[s]
1 Chronicles4 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 23:7לַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖יlagereshunipreposition with the article + gentilic noun (a people)The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.here: of the Gershonite[s]
- 1 Chronicles 26:21הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֜יhagereshunithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)From the descendants of Ladan, who were Gershonites through Ladan and heads of the families of Ladan the Gershonite, were Jehieli,here: the Gershonite[s]
- 1 Chronicles 26:21הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖יhagereshunithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)From the descendants of Ladan, who were Gershonites through Ladan and heads of the families of Ladan the Gershonite, were Jehieli,here: the Gershonite
- 1 Chronicles 29:8הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּֽי׃hagereshunithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)Whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, under the care of Jehiel the Gershonite.here: the Gershonite