גִּרְגָּשִׁיGirgâshîy
a Girgashite, one of the native tribes of Canaan
Pronunciation: ghir-gaw-shee' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1622
Meanings
as proper name collective, in list of Canaanitish peoples displaced by Israel; territory unknown (Genesis 10:16; 1 Chronicles 1:14; Genesis 15:21; Deuteronomy 7:1; Joshua 3:10)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 10:16 Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,
- Genesis 15:21 Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites.”
- Deuteronomy 7:1 “When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are about to enter and occupy, he will clear away many nations ahead of you: the Hittites, Girgashites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. These seven nations are greater and more numerous than you.
- Joshua 3:10 Today you will know that the living God is among you. He will surely drive out the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites ahead of you.
- Joshua 24:11 “When you crossed the Jordan River and came to Jericho, the men of Jericho fought against you, as did the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. But I gave you victory over them.
- 1 Chronicles 1:14 Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).