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Lexicon :: Strong's H1650 - gᵊšûr

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גְּשׁוּר
Transliteration
gᵊšûr
Pronunciation
ghesh-oor'
Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root (meaning to join)
Strong’s Definitions

גְּשׁוּר Gᵉshûwr, ghesh-oor'; from an unused root (meaning to join); bridge; Geshur, a district of Syria:—Geshur, Geshurite.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H1650 in the following manner: Geshur (8x), Geshurites (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H1650 in the following manner: Geshur (8x), Geshurites (1x).

  1. Geshur or Geshurites = "proud beholder"

    1. a people

    2. a land in north Transjordania

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
גְּשׁוּר Gᵉshûwr, ghesh-oor'; from an unused root (meaning to join); bridge; Geshur, a district of Syria:—Geshur, Geshurite.
STRONGS H1650: Abbreviations
† גְּשׁוּר proper name, masculine (bridge ? or land of bridges ? compare WetzstHauran, 82).
1. of people, = הַגְּשׁוּרִי Joshua 13:13 compare 1 Chronicles 2:23.
2. of land מֶלֶךְ גְּשׁוּר 2 Samuel 3:3; 2 Samuel 13:37 compare 2 Samuel 13:38 (but text in disorder compare We Dr) 2 Samuel 14:32; 2 Samuel 15:8 בַּאֲרָם בִּגְ׳ 1 Chronicles 3:2, גְּשׁ֫וּרָה 2 Samuel 14:23; a territory east of the upper Jordan, exact limits unknown; according to GutheZPV xii. 1889, 232 f. between Gilead and Hermon, in Jaulân; according to Furrerib. xiii. 1890, 198 = the Ledjah, district east of Jaulân, with town Jisre; against him Gutheib. 285 f.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Joshua

13:13

2 Samuel

3:3; 13:37; 13:38; 14:23; 14:32; 15:8

1 Chronicles

2:23; 3:2