Word Study · Strong's H1654 · Hebrew
גֶּשֶׁם
Geshem
gheh'-shem
“Geshem or Gashmu, an Arabian”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Geshem or Gashmu, an Arabian
Rendered in the KJV as
Geshem, Gashmu.
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- וְגֶ֙שֶׁם֙2
- וְגַשְׁמ֣וּ1
- וּלְגֶ֨שֶׁם1
How it is rendered · 3
- and Geshem2
- and by Geshem1
- and Gashmu1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)3
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)1
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- HC/Npm · 3
- HC/R/Npm · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Nehemiah4 occurrences
- Nehemiah 2:19וְגֶ֙שֶׁם֙vegeshemconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)But when Sanballat the Horonite, Tobiah the Ammonite official, and Geshem the Arab heard about this, they mocked us and ridiculed us, saying, “What is this you are doing? Are you rebelling against the king?”here: and Geshem
- Nehemiah 6:1וּלְגֶ֨שֶׁםulegeshemconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)When Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall and not a gap was left—though to that time I had not yet installed the doors in the gates—here: and by Geshem
- Nehemiah 6:2וְגֶ֙שֶׁם֙vegeshemconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Sanballat and Geshem sent me this message: “Come, let us meet together in one of the villages on the plain of Ono.” But they were planning to harm me.here: and Geshem
- Nehemiah 6:6וְגַשְׁמ֣וּvegashmuconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)that read: “It is reported among the nations—and Geshem agrees—that you and the Jews are plotting to revolt, and this is why you are building the wall. According to these reports, you are to become their king,here: and Gashmu
Same headword in Strong's