2886. Tabrimmon

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Tabrimmon: Tabrimmon

Original Word: טַבְרִמּוֹן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Tabrimmown
Pronunciation: tab-rim-MONE
Phonetic Spelling: (tab-rim-mone')
Definition: Tabrimmon
Meaning: Tabrimmon

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Tabrimmon

From towb and Rimmown; pleasing (to) Rimmon; Tabrimmon, a Syrian -- Tabrimmon.

see HEBREW towb

see HEBREW Rimmown

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
perhaps from tob and Rimmon
Definition
perhaps "Rimmon is good," father of Benhaddad, king of Aram (Syria)
NASB Translation
Tabrimmon (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

טַבְרִמּוֺן proper name, masculine (Aramaic; = Ramman is good, or is wise, see Wkl on טבאל above) — father of Benhadad king of Aram 1 Kings 15:18.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from two Hebrew words: טוֹב (tov, meaning "good") and רִמּוֹן (rimmon, meaning "pomegranate").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Tabrimmon, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew text and does not have a Greek equivalent in the Septuagint or New Testament.

Usage: Tabrimmon is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible.

Context: Tabrimmon is a biblical figure mentioned in the Old Testament. He is identified as the father of Ben-Hadad I, the king of Aram (Syria). Tabrimmon's name appears in the context of the political and military interactions between the kingdoms of Israel and Aram. The name Tabrimmon is found in 1 Kings 15:18, where it is mentioned in the narrative concerning King Asa of Judah. Asa, seeking to strengthen his position against the northern kingdom of Israel, sends treasures from the house of the LORD and the king's house to Ben-Hadad, the son of Tabrimmon, to form an alliance. This strategic alliance underscores the significance of Tabrimmon's lineage in the regional power dynamics of the time.

Biblical Reference:
• 1 Kings 15:18 (BSB): "Then Asa took all the silver and gold that was left in the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he entrusted it to his servants. Then King Asa sent them to Ben-Hadad son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, the king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus."

Forms and Transliterations

טַבְרִמֹּ֤ן טברמן ṭaḇ·rim·mōn ṭaḇrimmōn tavrimMon

Englishman's Concordance

1 Kings 15:18
HEB: הֲ֠דַד בֶּן־ טַבְרִמֹּ֤ן בֶּן־ חֶזְיוֹן֙
NAS: the son of Tabrimmon, the son
KJV: the son of Tabrimon, the son
INT: Ben-hadad the son of Tabrimmon the son of Hezion

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 2886
1 Occurrence

ṭaḇ·rim·mōn — 1 Occ.