H7417 - רִמּוֹן (Rimmôwn)

H7417 רִמּוֹן (Rimmôwn) rim-mone'

Hebrew

Biblical Persons & Places

Rimmon Man living at the time of United Monarchy

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.4.2; only referred to as Rimmon (רִמּוֹן); father of Baanah, Rechab.

Rimmon Rimmon_1

A location first mentioned at Jdg.20.45; only referred to as Rimmon (רִמּוֹן, רִמּוֹנוֹ).

Rimmon Rimmon_2

A location first mentioned at Jos.15.32; referred to as Rimmon (KJV= Remmon) (רִמּוֹנוֹ).

Rimmon A male deity in the Old Testament

A male deity in the Old Testament; called Rimmon (רִמּוֹן)

Strong's Definition

Rimmon, the name of a Syrian deity, also of five places in Palestine

Derivation: or (shorter) (רִמֹּן; or רִמּוֹנוֹ; (1 Chronicles 6:62 (H77 (אֶבֶץ))), the same as H7416 (רִמּוֹן); in Joshua 19:13: הַמְּתֹאָר is mistaken for part of a name; article with the passive participle of H8388 (תָּאַר); the (one) marked off, i.e. which pertains).

KJV Usage: Remmon, Rimmon.

TWOT Reference: 2171

Outline of Biblical Usage

Rimmon = "pomegranate"

n pr dei

1) the deity of wind, rain, and storm, worshipped by the Syrians of Damascus

n pr m

2) a Benjamite of Beeroth, the father of Rechab and Baanah, the murderers of Ishbosheth

n pr loc

3) the Rock; a cliff or inaccessible natural fastness in which the 600 Benjamites who escaped the slaughter of Gibeah took refuge

4) a town in the southern portion of Judah allotted to Simeon

5) a Levitical city in Zebulun located approximately 6 miles north of Nazareth

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

רִמּוֹן / רִמֹּן / רִמּוֹנוֹ rimmôn / rimmônô BDB Definition: Rimmon = pomegranate 1) the deity of wind, rain, and storm, worshipped by the Syrians of Damascus (noun proper deity) 2) a Benjamite of Beeroth, the father of Rechab and Baanah, the murderers of Ishbosheth (noun proper masculine) 3) the Rock; a cliff or inaccessible natural fastness in which the 600 Benjamites who escaped the slaughter of Gibeah took refuge (noun proper locative) 4) a town in the southern portion of Judah allotted to Simeon (noun proper locative) 5) a Levitical city in Zebulun located approximately 6 miles north of Nazareth (noun proper locative) Part of Speech: see above in Definition A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: the same as H7416 Same Word by TWOT Number: 2171 Total KJV Occurrences: 16

Bible Occurrences (13)

15:32 19:7 19:13

20:45 20:47 21:13

4:2 4:5 4:9

5:18

4:32 6:77

14:10

Joshua 15:32

Lebaoth, Shilhim, Ain, and Rimmon— twenty-nine... cities in all, along with their villages.

Joshua 19:7

Ain, Rimmon, Ether, and Ashan— four cities, along with their villages,

Joshua 19:13

From there it crossed eastward... to Gath-hepher and to Eth-kazin; it extended to Rimmon and curved around toward Neah.

Judges 20:45

Then the Benjamites turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, and Israel cut down 5,000 {}... men on the roads. And they overtook them... at Gidom and struck down... 2,000 more....

Judges 20:47

But 600... men turned and fled into the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, where they stayed...... four months.

Judges 21:13

Then the whole congregation sent a message... of peace to the Benjamites... who were at the rock of Rimmon.

2 Samuel 4:2

Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of raiding parties.... One [was] named Baanah... and the other Rechab; [they were] sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the tribe of Benjamin—... Beeroth is considered part of Benjamin,

2 Samuel 4:5

Now Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, set out and arrived at the house of Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day, while the king was taking his midday nap -.