How to Pronounce Gershon
GER-shuhn
Gershon is pronounced GER-shuhn (ˈgəʃən): two syllables, stress on the first.
What does Gershon mean?
Gershon means “his banishment; the change of pilgrimage”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Gershon?
=Ger’shom expulsion, the eldest of Levi’s three sons (Gen. 46:11; Ex. 6:16). In the wilderness the sons of Gershon had charge of the fabrics of the tabernacle when it was moved from place to place, the curtains, veils, tent-hangings (Num. 3: 21-26). Thirteen Levitical cities fell to the lot of the Gershonites (Josh. 21:27-33).
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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