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Hebrew wordlink #150019

OSHB 2 Sam 16:5 גֵּרָא (gērāʼ) Strongs=1617 Lemma=‘גֵּרָא’
contextual word gloss=‘of_Gera’ word gloss=‘Gērāʼ’
Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun
Person=Gera Year=-1023 TimeSeries=Reign_of_David

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Other uses (5) of identical word form גֵּרָא (Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘גֵּרָא’ (Morphology=Np PoS=proper_noun) has 2 different glosses: ‘Gera’, ‘of_Gera’.

GEN 46:21 contextual word gloss=‘Gera’ word gloss=‘Gērāʼ’ OSHB GEN 46:21 word 6

OET-LV: 21 And_the _sons of _Binyāmīn Belaˊ and_Beker and_ʼAshbēl Gērāʼ and_Naˊₐmān Ehi and_Rosh Muppim and_Ḩuppim and_ʼArdə. (GEN_46:21)

OET-RV: 21 Benyamin’s sons were Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard. (GEN 46:21)

JDG 3:15 contextual word gloss=‘of_Gera’ word gloss=‘Gērāʼ’ OSHB JDG 3:15 word 13

OET-LV: 15 and_ the _people _of _they _cried _out of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to YHWH and_ YHWH _he _raised _up to/for_them a _deliverer DOM ʼĒhūd the _son _of Gērāʼ the _Ben-_of (the)_jaminite a _man impeded _of the _hand _of his _right _side _of_of and_ the _people _of _they _sent of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) in_his/its_hand tribute to_ˊEglōn the _king _of Mōʼāⱱ. (JDG_3:15)

OET-RV: 15 But the Israelis cried out to Yahweh, he sent them a leader to rescue them: the left-hander Ehud, son of Gera the Benyamite. The Israelis sent him to carry the tribute payment to King Eglon of Moab. (JDG 3:15)

2 SAM 19:17 contextual word gloss=‘of_Gera’ word gloss=‘Gērāʼ’ OSHB 2 SAM 19:17 word 4

OET-LV: 17  and_ Shimˊī _he _hurried the _son _of Gērāʼ the _Ben-_of (the)_jaminite who was_from_Baḩurīm and_he/it _descended with the _man _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) to_meet the_king Dāvid. (SA2_19:17)

OET-RV: 17 A thousand Benyamite men came with him, as well as Tsiva (formerly Sha’ul’s servant) and fifteen of his sons and twenty of his servants, and they hurried to the Yordan to meet the king. (SA2 19:17)

2 SAM 19:19 contextual word gloss=‘of_Gera’ word gloss=‘Gērāʼ’ OSHB 2 SAM 19:19 word 12

OET-LV: 19  and_it _passed _over the_ford to_bring _over DOM the _household _of the_king and_to_do the_good in_his _of_eyes and_Shimˊī the _son _of Gērāʼ he _fell to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_king when_he_passed in_Yardēn. (SA2_19:19)

OET-RV: 19 and begged the king, “May my master not consider me guilty, and don’t keep thinking about the terrible thing your servant dig on the day that my master the king left Jerusalem—don’t brood over it (SA2 19:19)

1 KI 2:8 contextual word gloss=‘of_Gera’ word gloss=‘Gērāʼ’ OSHB 1 KI 2:8 word 5

OET-LV: 8 And_see/lo/see is_with_you Shimˊī the _son _of Gērāʼ the _Ben-_of (the)_jaminite from_Baḩurīm and_he he_cursed _me a _curse grievous in/on_day I_went Maḩₐnāyim and_he he _came _down to_meet_me the_Yardēn/(Jordan) and_I _swore to_him/it by_YHWH to_say if I_will _put _you _to _death by_sword. (KI1_2:8)

OET-RV: 8 Then there’s Gera’s son Shimei, the Benyamite from Bahurim. He cursed me horribly when I was going to Mahanaim. Then he went down to meet me at the Yordan, and I promised him by Yahweh that I wouldn’t execute him, (KI1 2:8)