גְּשׁוּרִיGᵉshûwrîy
a Geshurite (also collectively) or inhabitants of Geshur
Pronunciation: ghe-shoo-ree' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1651
Meanings
1. people dwelling in Geshûr (above) (Deuteronomy 3:14; Joshua 12:5; Joshua 13:11)
2. a tribe of, or near, the Philistines (Joshua 13:2; 1 Samuel 27:8; Judges 1:29)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Deuteronomy 3:14 Jair, a leader from the tribe of Manasseh, conquered the whole Argob region in Bashan, all the way to the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites. Jair renamed this region after himself, calling it the Towns of Jair, as it is still known today.)
- Joshua 12:5 He ruled a territory stretching from Mount Hermon to Salecah in the north and to all of Bashan in the east, and westward to the borders of the kingdoms of Geshur and Maacah. This territory included the northern half of Gilead, as far as the boundary of King Sihon of Heshbon.
- Joshua 13:2 This is the territory that remains: all the regions of the Philistines and the Geshurites,
- Joshua 13:11 It included Gilead, the territory of the kingdoms of Geshur and Maacah, all of Mount Hermon, all of Bashan as far as Salecah,
- Joshua 13:13 But the Israelites failed to drive out the people of Geshur and Maacah, so they continue to live among the Israelites to this day.
- 1 Samuel 27:8 David and his men spent their time raiding the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites—people who had lived near Shur, toward the land of Egypt, since ancient times.
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).