Lexical Summary Geshur: a territory East of the upper Jordan, also inhabitant of Geshur Original Word: גְּשׁוּרTransliteration: Geshur Phonetic Spelling: (ghesh-oor') Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Short Definition: a territory East of the upper Jordan, also inhabitant of Geshur Meaning: Geshur -- a territory East of the upper Jordan, also inhabitants of Geshur Strong's Concordance Geshur, Geshurite From an unused root (meaning to join); bridge; Geshur, a district of Syria -- Geshur, Geshurite. Brown-Driver-Briggs H1650. Geshur 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 גְּשׁוּר מֶלֶךְ 2 Samuel 3:3; 13:37 compare 13:38 (but text in disorder compare ᵐ5 We Dr) 14:32; 15:8 ׳בִּגְ בַּאֲרָם 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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