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View Name: Gershom


GERSHOM
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
OTHER SCRIPTS: גֵּרְשֹׁם (Ancient Hebrew)
PRONOUNCED: GUR-shahm (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Probably means "exile" in Hebrew, though the Bible explains that it derives from גֵּר שָׁם (ger sham) meaning "a stranger there". This is the name of a son of Moses in the Old Testament.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Gershon (Biblical), Gershon (Biblical Hebrew)



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