Numbers 3:18
"And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families; Libni, and Shimei."

Commentary

Gill's Exposition

And these are the names of the sons of Gershon, by their families,.... Or to Gershon belonged two families, called after the names of his sons, who were now numbered,

namely: Libni and Shimei; and who are elsewhere mentioned as his sons, Exo 6:17 ; and from hence were the families of the Libnites and Shimites, as in Num 3:21 .

Source: Gill's Exposition (Public Domain)

Hebrew Word Studies (7 words)

H0428 אֵלֶּה
Definition:

4& often: in apposition to a substantive with a pronominal suffix (alwayswithoutthe article)Exodus 9:14(read with Hi.אֵלֶּה בְּךָforאֶללִֿבְּךָ)Exodus 10:1אֹתֹתַי אֵלֶּהthesemy signs,Exodus 11:8;Deute 4& often: in apposition to a substantive with a pronominal suffix (alwayswithoutthe article)Exodus 9:14(read with Hi.אֵלֶּה בְּךָforאֶללִֿבְּךָ)Exodus 10:1אֹתֹתַי אֵלֶּהthesemy signs,Exodus 11:8;Deute

H8034 שֵׁם
Definition:

9name(√ unknown; Thesשׁמה, compare BaZMG xli (1887), 635; LagBN 160ושׁם, Arabicbrand, mark, compare RSK 213, 303 ff.Köii. 1. 104; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew (especiallyהַשֵּׁם=יהוה); PhoenicianשםLz 9name(√ unknown; Thesשׁמה, compare BaZMG xli (1887), 635; LagBN 160ושׁם, Arabicbrand, mark, compare RSK 213, 303 ff.Köii. 1. 104; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew (especiallyהַשֵּׁם=יהוה); PhoenicianשםLz

H1121 בֵּן
Definition:

25+;ֵ˜בּןֿEzekiel 18:10; constructבֵּןGenesis 49:22(twice in verse);בֶּןֿGenesis 5:32+;בֶּןEsther 2:5;Nehemiah 6:18, & with prefixGenesis 17:17;Numbers 8:25;1 Chronicles 27:23; 2Chronicles 25:5; 31:16 25+;ֵ˜בּןֿEzekiel 18:10; constructבֵּןGenesis 49:22(twice in verse);בֶּןֿGenesis 5:32+;בֶּןEsther 2:5;Nehemiah 6:18, & with prefixGenesis 17:17;Numbers 8:25;1 Chronicles 27:23; 2Chronicles 25:5; 31:16

Possible Meanings:
  • son (semantic_range)
  • son (semantic_range)
  • children (semantic_range)
  • youth (semantic_range)
  • young men (semantic_range)
H1648 גֵּרְשׁוֹן
Definition:

1;1 Chronicles 6:28;1 Chronicles 15:7גרשׁום1 Chronicles 6:2;1 Chronicles 6:5;1 Chronicles 6:47;1 Chronicles 6:56)Genesis 46:11;Exodus 6:16,17;Numbers 3:17,18,21,25;Numbers 4:22,38,41;Numbers 7:7;Numbe 1;1 Chronicles 6:28;1 Chronicles 15:7גרשׁום1 Chronicles 6:2;1 Chronicles 6:5;1 Chronicles 6:47;1 Chronicles 6:56)Genesis 46:11;Exodus 6:16,17;Numbers 3:17,18,21,25;Numbers 4:22,38,41;Numbers 7:7;Numbe

H4940 מִשְׁפָחָה
Definition:

303noun feminineclan(RSSemitic 1. 258, 2nd ed. 276; K 149, 2nd ed. 175BaNB § 161 a); — absolute׳מAmos 3:1+; constructמִשְׁמַּ֫חַתJudges 9:1+; suffixמִשְׁמַּחְתִּיGenesis 24:38+, etc.; pluralמִשְׁמָּחו 303noun feminineclan(RSSemitic 1. 258, 2nd ed. 276; K 149, 2nd ed. 175BaNB § 161 a); — absolute׳מAmos 3:1+; constructמִשְׁמַּ֫חַתJudges 9:1+; suffixמִשְׁמַּחְתִּיGenesis 24:38+, etc.; pluralמִשְׁמָּחו

Possible Meanings:
  • guild (semantic_range)
  • species (semantic_range)
  • kind (semantic_range)
H3845 לִבְנִי
Definition:

17;Numbers 3:18;1 Chronicles 6:2;1 Chronicles 6:5;1 Chronicles 6:14(ᵐ5Λοβεν[ε]ι).Topical LexiconCanonical OccurrencesExodus 6:17;Numbers 3:18;1 Chronicles 6:17;1 Chronicles 6:20;1 Chronicles 6:29Genea 17;Numbers 3:18;1 Chronicles 6:2;1 Chronicles 6:5;1 Chronicles 6:14(ᵐ5Λοβεν[ε]ι).Topical LexiconCanonical OccurrencesExodus 6:17;Numbers 3:18;1 Chronicles 6:17;1 Chronicles 6:20;1 Chronicles 6:29Genea

H8096 שִׁמְעִי
Definition:

1in Benjamin:a.2 Samuel 16:5,7,13;2 Samuel 19:17;2 Samuel 19:19;2 Samuel 19:22;2 Samuel 19:24,1 Kings 2:810t. 1Kings 2..b.1 Kings 1:8, perhaps =1 Kings 4:18.2a Ramathite1 Chronicles 27:27.3Levites: a. 1in Benjamin:a.2 Samuel 16:5,7,13;2 Samuel 19:17;2 Samuel 19:19;2 Samuel 19:22;2 Samuel 19:24,1 Kings 2:810t. 1Kings 2..b.1 Kings 1:8, perhaps =1 Kings 4:18.2a Ramathite1 Chronicles 27:27.3Levites: a.

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