Word Study · Strong's H1651 · Hebrew
גְּשׁוּרִי
Geshuri
ghe-shoo-ree'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Gᵉshûwrîy
“a Geshurite (also collectively) or inhabitants of Geshur”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a Geshurite (also collectively) or inhabitants of Geshur
Rendered in the KJV as
Geshuri, Geshurites.
- 6occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 3 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 4inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 4
- הַגְּשׁוּרִ֖י3
- הַגְּשׁוּרִ֣י1
- הַגְּשׁוּרִ֥י1
- הַגְּשׁוּרִֽי׃1
How it is rendered · 1
- the Geshurite[s]6
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- the definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)6
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- HTd/Ngmsa · 6
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Where this word lives
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Joshua4 occurrences
- Joshua 12:5הַגְּשׁוּרִ֖יhageshurithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)He ruled over Mount Hermon, Salecah, all of Bashan up to the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and half of Gilead to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.here: the Geshurite[s]
- Joshua 13:2הַגְּשׁוּרִֽי׃hageshurithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)This is the land that remains:here: the Geshurite[s]
- Joshua 13:11הַגְּשׁוּרִ֣יhageshurithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)also Gilead and the territory of the Geshurites and Maacathites, all of Mount Hermon, and all Bashan as far as Salecah—here: the Geshurite[s]
- Joshua 13:13הַגְּשׁוּרִ֖יhageshurithe definite article (“the”) + gentilic noun (a people)but the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maacathites. So Geshur and Maacath dwell among the Israelites to this day.here: the Geshurite[s]