Quick Definition
Gershom
Biblical Persons & Places
Gershom
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 Exo.2.22;
only referred to as Gershom (גֵּרְשֹׁם);
son of Moses and Zipporah;
a brother of Eliezer;
father of Jonathan(?) and Shebuel.
Gershom
Man living at the time of Exile and Return
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.8.2;
only referred to as Gershom (גֵּרְשֹׁם).
Strong's Definition
Gereshom, the name of four Israelites
Derivation: for H1648 (גֵּרְשׁוֹן);
KJV Usage: Gershom.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Gershom = "foreigner"
1) firstborn son of Moses and Zipporah
2) firstborn son of Levi
3) a son of the priestly family of Phinehas who returned from exile with Ezra
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.2.22;
son of: Moses (H4872) and Zipporah (H6855);
brother of: Eliezer (H0461H);
father of: Jonathan (H3083)(?) and Shebuel (H7619)
§ Gershom = "foreigner"
1) firstborn son of Moses and Zipporah
2) firstborn son of Levi
3) a son of the priestly family of Phinehas who returned from exile with Ezra
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
גֵּרְשֹׁם
gêreshôm
BDB Definition:
Gershom = foreigner
1) firstborn son of Moses and Zipporah
2) firstborn son of Levi
3) a son of the priestly family of Phinehas who returned from exile with Ezra
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: for H1648
Total KJV Occurrences: 17