Shimrôwn — H8110

Definition

masculine locative proper noun

Shimron, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine

1. Shimron = "watch-height"
2. n pr m
3. 4th son of Issachar and the progenitor of the family of Shimronites
4. n pr loc
5. a Canaanite royal city allotted to Zebulun

Usually translated as

Shimron

Origin

from H8105 in its original sense; guardianship

• Derived from Shemer (H8105)

Occurrences

Shimrôwn occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Numbers (1), Joshua (2), 1 Chronicles (1)

• Genesis 46:13 — And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job, and Shimron (וְשִׁמְרֽוֹן).
• Numbers 26:24 — Of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites: of Shimron (לְשִׁמְרֹ֕ן), the family of the Shimronites.
• Joshua 11:1 — And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron (שִׁמְר֖וֹן), and to the king of Achshaph,
• Joshua 19:15 — And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron (וְשִׁמְר֔וֹן), and Idalah, and Beth-lehem: twelve cities with their villages.
• 1 Chronicles 7:1 — Now the sons of Issachar were, Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron (וְשִׁמְר֖וֹן), four.