BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3845
liv.ni — Libni
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.17; son of: Gershon (H1648); brother of: Shimei (H8096G); father of: Jehieli= Jehiel (H3171H), Zetham (H2241), Joel (H3100O); also called Jahath at 1Ch.6.43; Ladan (KJV: Laadan) at 1Ch.23.7,9; 26.21; § Libni = "white" the eldest son of Gershon and grandson of Levi
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8096
shim.i — Shimei
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.17; son of: Gershon (H1648); brother of: Libni (H3845G); father of: Jahath (H3189I), Zizah (H2126), Jeush (H3266J) and Beriah (H1283J) Also named: shim.i (שִׁמְעִי "Shimeite" H8097) § Shimei or Shimhi or Shimi or Shimea = "renowned" 1) a Benjamite, son of Gera of the house of Saul in the time of David 2) a Benjamite, son of Elah and commissariat officer in the time of Solomon 3) the Ramathite in charge of the vineyards of David 4) son of Gershon and grandson of Levi 5) a Levite, son of Jeduthun and chief of the 10th division of singers in the time of David 6) a Levite of the sons of Heman who took part in the purification of the temple in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah 7) a Levite, brother of Cononiah in charge of receiving the tithes and offerings in the reign of king Hezekiah of Judah 8) a Levite who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 9) a Judaite, son of Pedaiah and brother of Zerubbabel 10) a Simeonite, son of Zacchur 11) a Reubenite, son of Gog and father of Micah 12) one of the sons of Hashum who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 13) one of the sons of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 14) a Benjamite, son of Kish, father of Jair, and grandfather of Mordecai in the time of Esther 15) a Levite, son of Jahath, grandson of Gershon, and great grandson of Levi 16) Benjamite, father of Adaiah, Beraiah, and Shimrath. Spelled 'Shimhi'
39 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1648
ge.re.shon — Gershon
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.11; son of: Levi (H3878); brother of: Kohath (H6955), Merari (H4847) and Jochebed (H3115); father of: Libni (H3845) and Shimei (H8096); also called Gershom at 1Ch.6.16,17,20,43,62,71; 15.7; § Gershon or Gershom = "exile" firstborn son of Levi born before Jacob's family went to Egypt
18 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1649
ge.re.shun.ni — Gershonite
Someone descended from Gershon who was a man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.11; son of: Levi (H3878); brother of: Kohath (H6955), Merari (H4847) and Jochebed (H3115); father of: Libni (H3845) and Shimei (H8096); also called Gershom at 1Ch.6.16,17,20,43,62,71; 15.7; Group of ge.re.shon (גֵּרְשׁוֹן "Gershon" H1648) § Gershonite , of Geshur a descendant of Gershon, firstborn son of Levi
12 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4249
mach.li — Mahli
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.19; son of: Merari (H4847); brother of: Mushi (H4187) and Jaaziah (H3269); father of: Libni (H3845H), Eleazar (H0499J) and Kish (H7027H) Also named: mach.li (מַחְלִי "Mahlite" H4250) § Mahli = "sick" 1) son of Merari and grandson of Levi; progenitor of the family of the Mahlites 2) son of Mushi, grandson of Merari, and great grandson of Levi
11 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3189
ya.chat — Jahath
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.4.2; son of: Haroeh (H7204); father of: Ahumai (H0267) and Lahad (H3855) § Jahath = "He will snatch up" 1) son of Reaiah and grandson of Shobal of the tribe of Judah 2) a son of Libni and grandson of Gershom and great grandson of Levi 3) a Gershonite Levite; the eldest son of Shimei and the grandson of Laadan; founder of the house of Jahath 4) a Levite and son of Shelomoth 5) a Merarite Levite in the reign of Josiah
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3936
la.dan — Ladan
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.17; son of: Gershon (H1648); brother of: Shimei (H8096G); father of: Jehieli= Jehiel (H3171H), Zetham (H2241), Joel (H3100O); also called Jahath at 1Ch.6.43; Libni; § Laadan = "put in order" 1) an Ephraimite ancestor of Joshua, son of Nun 2) a Levite son of Gershom; also 'Libni'
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2241
ze.tam — Zetham
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.23.8; son of Libni (H3845G) ; brother of: Joel (H3100O) and Jehiel (H3171H) § Zetham = "olive" a Gershonite Levite, the son of Jehieli and grandson of Laadan
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3172
ye.chi.e.li — Jehieli
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.23.8; son of Libni (H3845G) ; brother of: Zetham (H2241) and Joel (H3100O);; Another name of ye.chi.el (יְחִיאֵל "Jehiel" H3171H) § Jehieli = "God shall save alive" or "swept away of God" a Gershonite Levite of the family of Laadan
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3846
liv.ni — Libnite
Someone descended from Libni who was a man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.17; son of: Gershon (H1648); brother of: Shimei (H8096G); father of: Jehieli= Jehiel (H3171H), Zetham (H2241), Joel (H3100O); also called Jahath at 1Ch.6.43; Ladan (KJV: Laadan) at 1Ch.23.7,9; 26.21; Group of liv.ni (לִבְנִי "Libni" H3845) § Libnites, of Libni "white" the descendants of Libni
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H4250
mach.li — Mahlite
Someone descended from Mahli who was a man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.19; son of: Merari (H4847); brother of: Mushi (H4187) and Jaaziah (H3269); father of: Libni (H3845H), Eleazar (H0499J) and Kish (H7027H) Group of mach.li (מַחְלִי "Mahli" H4249) § Mahlites, of Mahli "my sickness" descendants of Mahli, the grandson of Levi
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8097
shim.i — Shimeite
Someone descended from Shimei who was A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.17; son of: Gershon (H1648); brother of: Libni (H3845G); father of: Jahath (H3189I), Zizah (H2126), Jeush (H3266J) and Beriah (H1283J) Group of shim.i (שִׁמְעִי "Shimei" H8096) § Shimites, of Shimei "renowned" descendants of Shimei or Shimi
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →White, one of the two sons of Gershon, the son of Levi (Ex. 6:17; Num. 3:18, 21). (See LAADAN.)
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
