Strong's H7417 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: רִמּוֹן (Rimmôwn)

Pronunciation: rim-mone'

POS: rim-mone' Morph: n-pr-m n-pr-loc

Exegesis: or (shorter) (; or ; (1 Chronicles 6:62 ()), the same as ; in Joshua 19:13: is mistaken for part of a name; article with the passive participle of ; the (one) marked off, i.e. which pertains).

Definition: or (shorter) (רִמֹּן; or רִמּוֹנוֹ; (1 Chronicles 6:62 (אֶבֶץ)), the same as רִמּוֹן; in Joshua 19:13: הַמְּתֹאָר is mistaken for part of a name; article with the passive participle of תָּאַר; the (one) marked off, i.e. which pertains).; Rimmon, the name of a Syrian deity, also of five places in Palestine; Remmon, Rimmon.

KJV Usage: Remmon, Rimmon.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Rimmon = "pomegranate"
• 2. n pr dei
• 3. 1) the deity of wind, rain, and storm, worshipped by the Syrians of Damascus
• 4. n pr m
• 5. 2) a Benjamite of Beeroth, the father of Rechab and Baanah, the murderers of Ishbosheth
• 6. n pr loc
• 7. 3) the Rock; a cliff or inaccessible natural fastness in which the 600 Benjamites who escaped the slaughter of Gibeah took refuge
• 8. 4) a town in the southern portion of Judah allotted to Simeon
• 9. 5) a Levitical city in Zebulun located approximately 6 miles north of Nazareth

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