Quick Definition
Gershon
Biblical Persons & Places
Gershon
Levite living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness
A man from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.11;
referred to as Gershon or Gershom or Gershonite (גֵּרְשׁוֹן), or Gershom or Gershomite (גֵּרְשֹׁם), or Gershonite or Gershon (NIV= Gershonite) (גֵּרְשֻׁנִּי);
son of Levi;
a brother of Kohath, Merari and Jochebed;
father of Libni and Shimei.
Strong's Definition
Gereshon or Gereshom, an Israelite
Derivation: or גֵּרְשׁוֹם; from H1644 (גָּרַשׁ); a refugee;
KJV Usage: Gershon, Gershom.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Gershon or Gershom = "exile"
1) firstborn son of Levi born before Jacob's family went to Egypt
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
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;
§ Gershon or Gershom = "exile"
firstborn son of Levi born before Jacob's family went to Egypt
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
גֵּרְשׁוֹם / גֵּרְשׁוֹן
gêreshôn / gêreshôm
BDB Definition:
Gershon or Gershom = exile
1) firstborn son of Levi born before Jacobs family went to Egypt
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H1644
Total KJV Occurrences: 14