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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Joshua 21:33 - Gershonites
Joshua 21:33 - All the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | H3605 | כֹּל |
[Noun Masculine] properly the whole; hence {all} any or every (in the singular {only} but often in a plural sense) |
| the cities | H5892 | עִיר |
[Noun Masculine] From H5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) |
| of the Gershonites | H1649 | גֵּרְשֻׁנִּי |
[Adjective] a Gereshonite or descendant of Gereshon |
| according to their families | H4940 | מִשְׁפָּחָה |
[Noun Feminine] a {family} that {is} circle of relatives; figuratively a class (of {persons}) a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people |
| were thirteen | H7969 | שָׁלוֹשׁ |
[Noun] a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) {third} or (multiplicative) thrice |
| cities | H5892 | עִיר |
[Noun Masculine] From H5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) |
| with their suburbs | H4054 | מִגְרָשׁ |
[Noun Masculine] a suburb (that {is} open country whither flocks are driven for pasture); hence the area around a {building} or the margin of the sea |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.