Gershom

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Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Scripts גֵּרְשֹׁם(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. GUR-shahm(English)
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Meaning & History

Probably means "exile" in Hebrew, though the Bible explains that it derives from גֵּר שָׁם (ger sham) meaning "a stranger there" (see Exodus 18:3). This is the name of a son of Moses in the Old Testament.

Related Names

VariantGershon(Biblical Hebrew)

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