1617. Gera
Strong's Concordance
Gera: the name of several Israelites, also a Benjamite family
Original Word: גֵּרָא
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Gera
Phonetic Spelling: (gay-raw')
Definition: the name of several Israelites, also a Benjamite family
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
the name of several Isr., also a Benjamite family
NASB Translation
Gera (9).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
גֵּרָא proper name, masculine (Phoenician גרא) son of Benjamin Genesis 46:21 (lacking Numbers 26:38-40); son of Bela`, & grandson of Benjamin, according to 1 Chronicles 8:3,5 compare 1 Chronicles 8:7; designation of a Benjamite family or clan; hence Ehud called בֶּןגֵּֿרָא Judges 3:15, & so Shimei, 2 Samuel 16:5; 2 Samuel 19:17; 2 Samuel 19:19; 1 Kings 2:8.

גרב (√ of following; Arabic , Aramaic (have the scab etc.), are apparently denominative)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Gera

Perhaps from gerah; a grain; Gera, the name of six Israelites -- Gera.

see HEBREW gerah

Forms and Transliterations
גֵּרָ֔א גֵּרָ֗א גֵּרָ֥א גֵּרָא֙ גרא וְגֵרָ֖א וְגֵרָ֥א וגרא gê·rā geRa gêrā vegeRa wə·ḡê·rā wəḡêrā
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 46:21
HEB: וָבֶ֙כֶר֙ וְאַשְׁבֵּ֔ל גֵּרָ֥א וְנַעֲמָ֖ן אֵחִ֣י
NAS: and Ashbel, Gera and Naaman,
KJV: and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman,
INT: and Becher and Ashbel Gera and Naaman Ehi

Judges 3:15
HEB: אֵה֤וּד בֶּן־ גֵּרָא֙ בֶּן־ הַיְמִינִ֔י
NAS: the son of Gera, the Benjamite,
KJV: the son of Gera, a Benjamite,
INT: Ehud the son of Gera the Benjamite man

2 Samuel 16:5
HEB: שִׁמְעִ֣י בֶן־ גֵּרָ֔א יֹצֵ֥א יָצ֖וֹא
NAS: the son of Gera; he came
KJV: the son of Gera: he came forth,
INT: was Shimei the son of Gera came came

2 Samuel 19:16
HEB: שִׁמְעִ֤י בֶן־ גֵּרָא֙ בֶּן־ הַיְמִינִ֔י
NAS: the son of Gera, the Benjamite
KJV: the son of Gera, a Benjamite,
INT: Shimei the son of Gera the Benjamite who

2 Samuel 19:18
HEB: וְשִׁמְעִ֣י בֶן־ גֵּרָ֗א נָפַל֙ לִפְנֵ֣י
NAS: the son of Gera fell down
KJV: the son of Gera fell down
INT: and Shimei the son of Gera fell before

1 Kings 2:8
HEB: שִֽׁמְעִ֨י בֶן־ גֵּרָ֥א בֶן־ הַיְמִינִי֮
NAS: the son of Gera the Benjamite,
KJV: the son of Gera, a Benjamite
INT: Shimei the son of Gera the Benjamite of Bahurim

1 Chronicles 8:3
HEB: לְבָ֑לַע אַדָּ֥ר וְגֵרָ֖א וַאֲבִיהֽוּד׃
NAS: sons: Addar, Gera, Abihud,
KJV: were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,
INT: Bela Addar Gera Abihud

1 Chronicles 8:5
HEB: וְגֵרָ֥א וּשְׁפוּפָ֖ן וְחוּרָֽם׃
NAS: Gera, Shephuphan and Huram.
KJV: And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.
INT: Gera Shephuphan and Huram

1 Chronicles 8:7
HEB: וְנַעֲמָ֧ן וַאֲחִיָּ֛ה וְגֵרָ֖א ה֣וּא הֶגְלָ֑ם
NAS: Ahijah and Gera-- he carried them into exile;
KJV: and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed
INT: Naaman Ahijah and Gera he removed

9 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1617
9 Occurrences


gê·rā — 6 Occ.
wə·ḡê·rā — 3 Occ.
















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