Gershom
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Hebrew גֵּרְשֹׁם (gershóm, “Gershom”), found in Exodus.
Proper noun
[edit]Gershom
- (rare) A male given name from Hebrew.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 2:21-22:
- And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter. And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.
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