ge.re.shon is a personal name used for Levi's son and for the family group identified as his sons.

The name most often identifies the family group described as the sons of this ancestor, including its clans, service, movement, and allotted cities; it also occurs in genealogical lists as one of Levi's sons and as the father of Libni and Shimei.

1. The ancestral name for a family group · dominant

   In Numbers 3:25 the proper noun occurs in the phrase “sons of Gershon,” whose charge concerns the tabernacle, tent, covering, and entrance screen. The same designation marks families being counted in Numbers 4:38, service in the tent of meeting in Numbers 4:41, and recipients of cities in Joshua 21:6.

   Numbers 3:25Numbers 4:38Numbers 4:41Numbers 7:7Joshua 21:6Joshua 21:27
2. Levi's son in genealogical naming · occasional

   In Exodus 6:16 and Genesis 46:11, the proper noun is listed among Levi's sons alongside Kohath and Merari. In Exodus 6:17, the clause then identifies Libni and Shimei as this person's sons.

   Exodus 6:16Genesis 46:11Exodus 6:17Numbers 3:17Numbers 3:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB presents the name in genealogical lists and in phrases such as “sons of Gershon” and “families of the sons of Gershon.” Those English phrases show the verse-level presentation rather than isolating every contribution of the Hebrew form.