Etymology

Gershon

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Today it means: The eldest of the sons of Levi, and the patriarchal founder of the Gershonites. Full definition →

Biblical Hebrew גֵּרְשׁוֹן
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  1. Biblical Hebrew · borrowed fromגֵּרְשׁוֹן
  2. English todayGershon

From Biblical Hebrew גֵּרְשׁוֹן (gēršôn).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.