ΓΕΔΣΩΝ, γεδσων
GEDSŌN, gedsōn
Sounds Like: GED-sone
Translations: Gershon
From the root: ΓΕΔΣΩΝ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: Gershon is a proper noun referring to the eldest son of Levi, the patriarch of the Levite tribe in the Old Testament. The name is of Hebrew origin. It is typically used to identify this specific individual or his descendants.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Genitive, Masculine
Strong’s number: G1059 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Judith — 8:1
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Exodus — 6:16, 6:17
- Numbers — 3:17, 3:18, 3:21, 3:23, 3:24, 3:25, 4:22, 4:24, 4:27, 4:28, 4:38, 4:41, 7:7, 10:17, 26:57
- Joshua — 21:6, 21:27, 21:33
- 1 Chronicles — 6:1, 6:16, 6:17, 6:20, 6:62, 6:71, 23:6
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΓΕΔΣΩΝ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΓΕΔΣΩΝΕΙ — Gershonite, a Gershonite
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