Strong's H7417 · Hebrew
רִמּוֹן
Rimmôwn · /rim-mone'/
Definition
Rimmon, the name of a Syrian deity, also of five places in Palestine
KJV: Remmon, Rimmon.
Root / derivation: or (shorter) (רִמֹּן; or רִמּוֹנוֹ; (1 Chronicles 6:62 (H77 (אֶבֶץ))), the same as H7416 (רִמּוֹן); in Joshua 19:13: הַמְּתֹאָר is mistaken for part of a name; article with the passive participle of H8388 (תָּאַר); the (one) marked off, i.e. which pertains).
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered רִמּוֹן across 13 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
13 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Joshua3 verses
And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:
Joshua 19:7Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:
Joshua 19:13And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittahhepher, to Ittahkazin, and goeth out to Remmonmethoar to Neah; methoar: or, which is drawn
Judges3 verses
And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men; and pursued hard after them unto Gidom, and slew two thousand men of them.
Judges 20:47But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months.
Judges 21:13And the whole congregation sent some to speak to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto them. to speak: Heb. and spake and called call: or, proclaim peace
2 Samuel3 verses
And Saul's son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin: other: Heb. second
2 Samuel 4:5And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, who lay on a bed at noon.
2 Samuel 4:9And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
1 Chronicles2 verses
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H7417 (Rimmôwn) mean?
Rimmon, the name of a Syrian deity, also of five places in Palestine
How many times does H7417 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H7417 (רִמּוֹן) appears in 13 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “Rimmon.”
How is Rimmôwn translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H7417 is rendered as “Rimmon” (14×), “Remmon” (1×), “Remmonmethoar” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word רִמּוֹן come from?
or (shorter) (רִמֹּן; or רִמּוֹנוֹ; (1 Chronicles 6:62 (H77 (אֶבֶץ))), the same as H7416 (רִמּוֹן); in Joshua 19:13: הַמְּתֹאָר is mistaken for part of a name; article with the passive participle of H8388 (תָּאַר); the (one) marked off, i.e. which pertains).