גֵּרְשֻׁנִּיGêrᵉshunnîy
with article as substantive collective, with article as adjective singular masculine (Numbers 3:21; Numbers 3:23; Numbers 3:24; Numbers 4:24; Numbers 4:27)
Pronunciation: gay-resh-oon-nee' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1649
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 13 times in the Bible.
- Numbers 3:21 The descendants of Gershon were composed of the clans descended from Libni and Shimei.
- Numbers 3:23 They were assigned the area to the west of the Tabernacle for their camp.
- Numbers 3:24 The leader of the Gershonite clans was Eliasaph son of Lael.
- Numbers 4:24 “These Gershonite clans will be responsible for general service and carrying loads.
- Numbers 4:27 Aaron and his sons will direct the Gershonites regarding all their duties, whether it involves moving the equipment or doing other work. They must assign the Gershonites responsibility for the loads they are to carry.
- Numbers 4:28 So these are the duties assigned to the Gershonite clans at the Tabernacle. They will be directly responsible to Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
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).