Girgashite
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin Gergeseum,[1] from Ancient Greek Γεργεσαῖον (Gergesaîon),[2] from Biblical Hebrew גִּרְגָּשִׁי (girgāšî).[3]
Further etymology is unknown.
Noun
Girgashite (plural Girgashites)
- (biblical) A member of a certain group of descendants of Canaan who inhabited the land of Canaan.
- (biblical) A "son" of Canaan.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 10:15-18::
- And Canaan begat Sidon his first born, and Heth, and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.
Translations
member of the tribe
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References
- ^ "Genesis (Genesis) 10 (VUL) - et Iebuseum et Amorreum Gergeseum." Blue Letter Bible. Web. 1 Aug, 2025. <https://www.blueletterbible.org/vul/gen/10/16/t_concif_10016>.
- ^ "Γένεσις (Genesis) 10 (LXX) - καὶ τὸν Ιεβουσαῖον καὶ τὸν." Blue Letter Bible. Web. 1 Aug, 2025. <https://www.blueletterbible.org/lxx/gen/10/16/t_conc_10016>.
- ^ "H1622 - girgāšî - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (lxx)." Blue Letter Bible. Web. 1 Aug, 2025. <https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h1622/lxx/wlc/0-1/>.