Joshua 21:6:2Josh.21.6.W2TAB
גֵרְשׁ֗וֹן
gershon
“of Gershon”
- Transliteration
- ger-SHON
- Extended
- gehr-SHOHN
- IPA
- /ɡerˈʃoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Gershon
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 | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ger-SHON
- phraseyour reading level
ve-li-vne ger-SHON
- sentence
ve-li-vne ger-SHON mi-mish-pe-KHOT mat-TEH-yi-sa-SKHAR u-mi-mat-TEH-a-SHER u-mi-mat-TEH naf-ta-LI u-me-kha-TSI mat-TEH me-na-SHEH va-ba-SHAN ba-go-RAL a-RIM she-LOSH es-REH
Exegesis
Gershon {גֵרְשׁ֗וֹן | Gēr-šōn} specifies which Levitical subgroup is in view, and the following chain of min-phrases (“from … from … from …”)
Root and etymology
g-r-šgimel–resh–shin
“expulsion”
In context — Joshua 21:6
And to the sons of Gershon, from the families of the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribe of Asher, and from the tribe of Naphtali, and from half the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, by lot, thirteen cities.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 21:6, so the Hebrew word גֵרְשׁ֗וֹן (gershon) 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 Josh.21.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.6.W2.S1) and character.