Strong's Hebrew · H1650
גְּשׁוּר
Gᵉshûwr · ghesh-oor'
Geshur, Geshurite.
Definition
Geshur, a district of Syria
Derivation
from an unused root (meaning to join); bridge;
Appears 9 times in Scripture
“So Joab got up, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.”
“but the Israelites did not drive out the Geshurites or the Maacathites. So Geshur and Maacath dwell among the Israelites to this day.”
“his second was Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; his third was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;”
“After Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur, he stayed there three years.”
“Now Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. But David mourned for his son every day.”
“the third was Absalom the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur; the fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith;”
““Look,” said Absalom, “I sent for you and said, ‘Come here. I want to send you to the king to ask: Why have I come back from Geshur? It would be better for me if I were still there.’ So now, let me see the king’s face, and if there is iniquity in me, let him kill me.””
“For your servant made a vow while dwelling in Geshur of Aram, saying: ‘If indeed the LORD brings me back to Jerusalem, I will worship the LORD in Hebron.’””
“But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth-jair, along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages. All these were descendants of Machir the father of Gilead.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).