Biblical Persons & Places
Shimron
Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness
A man from the tribe of Issachar living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Gen.46.13;
referred to as Shimron (שִׁמְרוֹן), or Shimronite (שִׁמְרֹנִי);
son of Issachar;
a brother of Tola, Puah and Jashub.
Shimron
Shimron
A location first mentioned at Jos.11.1;
referred to as Shimron (שִׁמְרוֹן), or Shimron-meron (NIV= Shimron Meron) (שִׁמְרוֹן מְראוֹן).
Strong's Definition
Shimron, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine
Derivation: from H8105 (שֶׁמֶר) in its original sense; guardianship;
KJV Usage: Shimron.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Shimron = "watch-height"
n pr m
1) 4th son of Issachar and the progenitor of the family of Shimronites
n pr loc
2) a Canaanite royal city allotted to Zebulun
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שִׁמְרוֹן
shimrôn
BDB Definition:
Shimron = watch-height
1) 4th son of Issachar and the progenitor of the family of Shimronites (noun proper masculine)
2) a Canaanite royal city allotted to Zebulun (noun proper locative)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
Total KJV Occurrences: 5