Gender Masculine
Scripts גֵּרְשֹׁם(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈɡɜɹ.ʃɑm/(American English) /ˈɡɜː.ʃɒm/(British English)  [key·simplify]

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.

Related Names

Rootgarash
VariantGershon(Biblical Hebrew)

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Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h1647, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h1647.
Entry updated December 1, 2024