H1617H

גֵּרָא

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Gera

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.16.5; father of: Shimei (H8096H) § Gera = "a grain" 1) a son of Benjamin 2) a son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin 3) any member of the Gera family of the Benjamite tribe

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

גֵּרָא proper name, masculine (Phoenician גרא) son of Benjamin Gen 46:21 (lacking Num 26:38-40); son of Bela`, & grandson of Benjamin, according to 1Chr 8:3; 1Chr 8:5 compare v1Chr 8:7 designation of a Benjamite family or clan; hence Ehud called בֶּןגֵּֿרָא Judg 3:15, & so Shimei, 2Sam 16:5; 2Sam 19:17; 2Sam 19:19; 1Kgs 2:8.


2 occurrences

II Samuel (1), I Kings (1)