7889. Shimon

Lexicon

Shimon: Simeon

Original Word: שִׁימוֹן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Shiymown
Pronunciation: shee-MOHN
Phonetic Spelling: (shee-mone')
Definition: Simeon
Meaning: Shimon

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Shimon

Apparently for yshiymown; desert; Shimon, an Israelite -- Shimon.

see HEBREW yshiymown

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
a man of Judah
NASB Translation
Shimon (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

שִׁימוֺן proper name, masculine in Judah, 1 Chronicles 4:20, Σεμ(ε)ιων, Σαμι.

שׁין (√ of following; compare Assyrian šînu, Iphte. istîn, urinate; šînâti (plural), urine; verb also Ethiopic Aramaic , ; see Arabic bladder (Wahrm)).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root שָׁמַע (shama), meaning "to hear" or "to listen."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The Greek equivalent of Shimon is Σίμων (Simon), which appears in the New Testament. Notable figures with this name include Simon Peter, one of Jesus' apostles, and Simon the Zealot, another apostle. The Strong's Greek entry for Simon is G4613.

Usage: Shimon is used as a proper noun in the Hebrew Bible, primarily as a personal name. It is most notably the name of one of the twelve sons of Jacob, who became the progenitor of the tribe of Simeon.

Context: • Shimon, or Simeon, is a significant figure in the Hebrew Bible. He is the second son of Jacob and Leah, as recorded in Genesis 29:33: "And she conceived again and bore a son, and said, 'Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son also.' So she named him Simeon."
• The tribe of Simeon, descended from Shimon, was one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The tribe's inheritance was located within the territory of Judah, as described in Joshua 19:1-9.
• Shimon is also mentioned in the context of the brothers' actions against Joseph, where he is one of the brothers who conspired against him (Genesis 37:19-20).
• In the New Testament, Shimon is referenced in genealogies and lists of the apostles, where the Greek equivalent of the name is used.
• The name Shimon appears in various contexts throughout the Bible, highlighting its importance in Israel's history and its continued use as a personal name.

Forms and Transliterations

שִׁימ֔וֹן שימון shiMon šî·mō·wn šîmōwn

Englishman's Concordance

1 Chronicles 4:20
HEB: וּבְנֵ֣י שִׁימ֔וֹן אַמְנ֣וֹן וְרִנָּ֔ה
NAS: The sons of Shimon [were] Amnon
KJV: And the sons of Shimon [were], Amnon,
INT: the sons of Shimon Amnon and Rinnah

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 7889
1 Occurrence

šî·mō·wn — 1 Occ.