Meaning & History
Probably means "exile" in Hebrew, though the Bible explains that it derives from גֵּר שָׁם (ger sham) meaning "a stranger there" (see Exodus 18:3). This is the name of a son of Moses in the Old Testament.
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Sources & References
- Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h1647, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h1647.