Remmon — the meaning of the Hebrew name רִמּוֹן

רִמּוֹן

Rimmôwn · pronounced rim-mone' · Strong's H7417 · a man and a place · also spelled Rimmon

Remmon means the (one) marked off, i.e. which pertains).

Built from

רִמּוֹן rimmôwn (the same as, H7416) — a pomegranate, the tree (from its upright growth) or the fruit (also an artificial ornament) open in the lexicon ›

תָּאַר tâʼar (passive participle of, H8388) — to delineate open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

or (shorter) (רִמֹּן; or רִמּוֹנוֹ; (1 Chronicles 6:62 (77)), the same as H7416; in Joshua 19:13: הַמְּתֹאָר is mistaken for part of a name; article with the passive participle of H8388; the (one) marked off, i.e. which pertains); Rimmon, the name of a Syrian deity, also of five places in Palestine.

First appearance

Josh 15:32 And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages: (KJV)

Every verse that names Remmon

13 occurrences in 13 verses — Joshua, Judges, 2 Samuel, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, Zechariah

Josh 15:32Josh 19:7Josh 19:13Judg 20:45Judg 20:47Judg 21:132Sam 4:22Sam 4:52Sam 4:92Kgs 5:181Chr 4:321Chr 6:62Zech 14:10

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