1622. Girgashi
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Girgashi: Girgashite

Original Word: גִּרְגָּשִׁי
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: Girgashiy
Pronunciation: gir-gaw-shee'
Phonetic Spelling: (ghir-gaw-shee')
Definition: Girgashite
Meaning: a Girgashite

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Girgashite, Girgasite

Patrial from an unused name (of uncertain derivation); a Girgashite, one of the native tribes of Canaan -- Girgashite, Girgasite.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a native tribe of Canaan
NASB Translation
Girgashite (5), Girgashites (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
גִּרְגָּשִׁי adjective, of a people only ׳הַגּ as proper name collective; 'begotten' by Canaan Genesis 10:16 = 1 Chronicles 1:14; in list of Canaanitish peoples displaced by Israel; territory unknown; Genesis 15:21; Deuteronomy 7:1; Joshua 3:10; Joshua 24:11; Nehemiah 9:8; compare Genesis 10:16; 1 Chronicles 1:14 above (Hexateuch only J E D).

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: Derived from the root גִּרְגָּשׁ (Girgash), which is not explicitly defined in the Hebrew Bible but is understood as a proper noun referring to a specific group of people.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek entry is G1086 (Γεργεσαῖος, Gergesaios), which refers to the same group, the Girgashites, in the Septuagint and other Greek texts. This term is used in the context of the New Testament to refer to the region of the Gerasenes, which is sometimes associated with the Girgashites due to transliteration variations.

Usage: The term "Girgashite" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a member of the Girgashite tribe, one of the original inhabitants of the land of Canaan. They are frequently mentioned in lists of nations that were to be displaced by the Israelites.

Context: The Girgashites are one of the lesser-known Canaanite tribes mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. They are listed among the nations that occupied the land of Canaan prior to the Israelite conquest under Joshua. The Girgashites are mentioned in several key biblical passages, including Genesis 10:16, Genesis 15:21, Deuteronomy 7:1, and Joshua 3:10. In Genesis 15:21, God promises Abraham that his descendants will inherit the land of the Girgashites, among others. In Deuteronomy 7:1, the Girgashites are listed as one of the seven nations greater and mightier than the Israelites, whom God will drive out before them. The Girgashites, like other Canaanite tribes, were known for their idolatrous practices, which the Israelites were commanded to avoid. The historical and archaeological evidence for the Girgashites is limited, and they are not as prominently featured in the biblical narrative as other Canaanite groups such as the Hittites or Amorites. However, their inclusion in the biblical text underscores the comprehensive nature of the conquest and the fulfillment of God's promises to the patriarchs.

Forms and Transliterations
הַגִּרְגָּשִֽׁי׃ הַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֔י הַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֖י הגרגשי הגרגשי׃ וְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֔י וְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֖י וְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֨י והגרגשי hag·gir·gā·šî haggirgaShi haggirgāšî vehaggirgaShi wə·hag·gir·gā·šî wəhaggirgāšî
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 10:16
HEB: הָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔י וְאֵ֖ת הַגִּרְגָּשִֽׁי׃
NAS: and the Amorite and the Girgashite
KJV: and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,
INT: and the Jebusite and the Amorite and the Girgashite

Genesis 15:21
HEB: הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י וְאֶת־ הַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֖י וְאֶת־ הַיְבוּסִֽי׃
NAS: and the Canaanite and the Girgashite and the Jebusite.
KJV: and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.
INT: and the Amorite and the Canaanite and the Girgashite and the Jebusite

Deuteronomy 7:1
HEB: מִפָּנֶ֡יךָ הַֽחִתִּי֩ וְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֨י וְהָאֱמֹרִ֜י וְהַכְּנַעֲנִ֣י
NAS: you, the Hittites and the Girgashites and the Amorites
KJV: thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites,
INT: before the Hittites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Canaanites

Joshua 3:10
HEB: הַפְּרִזִּי֙ וְאֶת־ הַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֔י וְהָאֱמֹרִ֖י וְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃
NAS: the Perizzite, the Girgashite, the Amorite,
KJV: and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites,
INT: the Hivite the Perizzite the Girgashite the Amorite and the Jebusite

Joshua 24:11
HEB: וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗י וְהַֽחִתִּי֙ וְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֔י הַֽחִוִּ֖י וְהַיְבוּסִ֑י
NAS: and the Hittite and the Girgashite, the Hivite
KJV: and the Hittites, and the Girgashites, the Hivites,
INT: and the Canaanite and the Hittite and the Girgashite the Hivite and the Jebusite

1 Chronicles 1:14
HEB: הָ֣אֱמֹרִ֔י וְאֵ֖ת הַגִּרְגָּשִֽׁי׃
NAS: the Amorites, the Girgashites,
KJV: also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,
INT: and the Jebusites the Amorites the Girgashites

Nehemiah 9:8
HEB: וְהַפְּרִזִּ֛י וְהַיְבוּסִ֥י וְהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֖י לָתֵ֣ת לְזַרְע֑וֹ
NAS: the Jebusite and the Girgashite-- To give
KJV: and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give
INT: of the Perizzite the Jebusite and the Girgashite to give his descendants

7 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1622
7 Occurrences


hag·gir·gā·šî — 4 Occ.
wə·hag·gir·gā·šî — 3 Occ.















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