גְּשׁוּרִי
Gᵉshûwrîy · ghe-shoo-ree'
a Geshurite (also collectively) or inhabitants of Geshur
Lexicon
Derivation: patrial from H1650 (גְּשׁוּר);
a Geshurite (also collectively) or inhabitants of Geshur
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Geshuri, Geshurites.
Letters
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to carry, to lift up › to consume, to destroy › to fasten and establish › the head, the highest › the hand that works
To carry, to lift up that works to consume, to destroy that works to fasten and establish of the head, the highest of the hand that works.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of גְּשׁוּרִי above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
6 occurrences · 6 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of the geshurites2 · 33%
- of geshuri1 · 17%
- and all geshuri1 · 17%
- not the geshurites1 · 17%
- the geshurites1 · 17%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.