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rimmōn רִמּוֹן ‘Rimmon’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: the same as rimmōn רִמּוֹן ‘pomegranate’
Roots: רמון רמון
Variants: רִמּוֹן, רִמּוֹן, רִמּוֹנוֹ

rimmōn Apr n m title Bpr n m pers Cpr n loc
ARimmon = "pomegranate"
n pr dei
1) the deity of wind, rain, and storm, worshipped by the Syrians of Damascus
BRimmon = "pomegranate"
n pr m
1) a Benjamite of Beeroth, the father of Rechab and Baanah, the murderers of Ishbosheth
CRimmon = "pomegranate"
n pr loc
1) the Rock; a cliff or inaccessible natural fastness in which the 600 Benjamites who escaped the slaughter of Gibeah took refuge
2) a town in the southern portion of Judah allotted to Simeon
3) a Levitical city in Zebulun located approximately 6 miles north of Nazareth

Mentioned in Joshua 19:7, 19:13 Judges 20:45, 20:47, 21:13 2 Samuel 4:9, 4:2, 4:5 2 Kings 5:18 Zechariah 14:10 1 Chronicles 6:62

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