King James Bible Dictionary - Strongs Number

H7417 - Rimmon

Strong's No.:	H7417

Hebrew:	רִמּוֹן

Transliteration:	Rimmôwn

Phonetic:	rim-mone'

Word Origin:	The same as H7416

Bible Usage:	{Remmon} Rimmon. The addition -methoar () is המּתאר {hammethô'âr} ham-meth-o-awr; passive participle of H8388 with the article the (one) marked {off} That is6which pertains; mistaken for part of the name.

Strongs Definition:	{Rimmon} the name of a Syrian {deity} also of five places in Palestine. The additon of -methoar (the fourth form) is a passive participle of H8388 with the article; the (one) marked {off} that {is} which pertains; mistaken for part of the name

Brown Driver Biggs Definition:	Rimmon = "pomegranate" n pr dei 1. the deity of wind, rain, and storm, worshipped by the Syrians of Damascus n pr m 2. a Benjamite of Beeroth, the father of Rechab and Baanah, the murderers of Ishbosheth n pr loc 3. the Rock; a cliff or inaccessible natural fastness in which the 600 Benjamites who escaped the slaughter of Gibeah took refuge 4. a town in the southern portion of Judah allotted to Simeon 5. a Levitical city in Zebulun located approximately 6 miles north of Nazareth

Bible References: Rimmon	Josh 15:32 Judg 20:45 Judg 20:47 Judg 20:47 Judg 21:13 2 Sam 4:2 2 Sam 4:5 2 Sam 4:9 2 King 5:18 2 King 5:18 2 King 5:18 1 Chr 4:32 1 Chr 6:77 Zech 14:10

Translation Occurrences:	Remmon ( 2 ) Rimmon ( 14 )

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.