Hebrew · H1650

גְּשׁוּר

Geshur , a district of Syria

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גְּשׁוּרH1650

What does גְּשׁוּר mean in the Bible?

גְּשׁוּר is a Hebrew word meaning "Geshur , a district of Syria".

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Questions this entry answers

What does גְּשׁוּר mean in the Bible?

גְּשׁוּר is a Hebrew word meaning "Geshur , a district of Syria".

How does the BSB render H1650?

The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of Geshur (3), to Geshur (2), But Geshur (1), from Geshur (1), in Geshur (1).

Where does גְּשׁוּר appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Joshua 13:13. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Samuel (6), 1 Chronicles (2), Joshua (1).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
of Geshur3×2 Samuel 3:3, 2 Samuel 13:37, 1 Chronicles 3:2
to Geshur2×2 Samuel 13:38, 2 Samuel 14:23
But Geshur1×1 Chronicles 2:23
from Geshur1×2 Samuel 14:32
in Geshur1×2 Samuel 15:8
So Geshur1×Joshua 13:13
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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowJoshua 13:13
Aligned rows9
Books represented3
Joshua12 Samuel61 Chronicles2
Source forms
גְּשׁ֑וּר3xgə·šūr2 Samuel 13:37, 2 Samuel 13:38, 1 Chronicles 3:2
בִגְשׁ֛וּר1xḇiḡ·šūr2 Samuel 15:8
גְּשׁ֤וּר1xgə·šūrJoshua 13:13
גְּשֽׁוּר־1xgə·šūr-1 Chronicles 2:23
גְּשֽׁוּר׃1xgə·šūr2 Samuel 3:3
גְּשׁ֑וּרָה1xgə·šū·rāh2 Samuel 14:23
מִגְּשׁ֔וּר1xmig·gə·šūr2 Samuel 14:32
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular5x2 Samuel 3:3, 2 Samuel 13:37, 2 Samuel 13:38, 1 Chronicles 2:23
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular1x2 Samuel 14:23
Noun - proper - masculine singular1xJoshua 13:13
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular1x2 Samuel 15:8
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular1x2 Samuel 14:32
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