1 Chronicles 15:7:21 Chr.15.7.W2TAB
גֵּרְשׁ֑וֹם
gershom
“Gershom”
- Transliteration
- ger-SHOM
- Extended
- geer-sheh-SHOHM
- IPA
- /ɡeːrˈʃoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Gershom
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ger-SHOM
- clause
liv-NE ger-SHOM
- sentence
liv-NE ger-SHOM yo-EL ha-SAR ve-e-KHAV me-A u-she-lo-SHIM
Exegesis
It begins with the construct phrase livnei {לִבְנֵ֖י | livnê} ‘to the sons’ linked to Gershom {גֵּרְשׁ֑וֹם | gêršôm} to establish lineage.
Root and etymology
g-r-šg-r-š
“sojourner dwells”
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:7
Of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief and his brothers, one hundred and thirty.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 15:7, so the Hebrew word גֵּרְשׁ֑וֹם (gershom) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.15.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.7.W2.S1) and character.