Shimon — the meaning of the Hebrew name שִׁימוֹן

שִׁימוֹן

Shîymôwn · pronounced shee-mone' · Strong's H7889 · a man

Shimon means desert.

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יְשִׁימוֹן yᵉshîymôwn (apparently for, H3452) — a desolation open in the lexicon ›

apparently for H3452; desert; Shimon, an Israelite.

1Chr 4:20 And the sons of Shimon were, Amnon, and Rinnah, Ben–hanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi were, Zoheth, and Ben–zoheth. (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 1 Chronicles

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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