שִׁמְרוֹן

shim.ronShimron

hebrewOld TestamentName of a place5 occurrences4 books5 verses

This name belongs to 2 different people and places in the Bible:

Shimron: Son of Issachar and progenitor of the Shimronites
Shimron: Canaanite city conquered by Joshua, allotted to Zebulun

Definition

from H8105 in its original sense; guardianship; Shimron, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine
Traditional renderings: Shimron.

Glossary entries

Shimron-Meron Shimron (Person) Shimron (Place) Shimronite

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

5 total

Genesis 46:13וְשִׁמְרֽוֹן׃ · and Shimron
The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puvah, Job, and Shimron.
Numbers 26:24לְשִׁמְרֹ֕ן · from Shimron
…the Jashubite clan from Jashub, and the Shimronite clan from Shimron.
Joshua 11:1שִׁמְר֖וֹן · of Shimron
Now when Jabin king of Hazor heard about these things, he sent word to Jobab king of Madon; to the kings of Shimron and Achshaph;
Joshua 19:15וְשִׁמְר֔וֹן · Shimron
It also included Kattath, Nahalal, Shimron, Idalah, and Bethlehem. There were twelve cities, along with their villages.
1 Chronicles 7:1וְשִׁמְר֖וֹן · and Shimron
The sons of Issachar: Tola, Puah, Jashub, and Shimron—four in all.