Shemos 2:22 · unit 1 — Gershom

Parashas Shemos

The Complete Passuk

וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֔ן וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ גֵּרְשֹׁ֑ם כִּ֣י אָמַ֔ר גֵּ֣ר הָיִ֔יתִי בְּאֶ֖רֶץ נָכְרִיָּֽה׃

And she bore a son, and he called his name Gershom, for he said: I have been a stranger in a foreign land.

Chabad.org — 2:22

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to TT on 2:22 (verified).

Core Text of Chazal

English: “Gershom” — from here [we learn] that the name Gershom is distinct from the name Gershon, with practical consequence for names in gittin.