Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Rimmon
Usage: § Rimmon = "pomegranate" n pr dei the deity of wind, rain, and storm, worshipped by the Syrians of Damascus
Strong's Number
H7417
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
13
Books
6
Strong's H7417 Quick Answer
Strong's H7417 רִמּוֹן רִמּוֹן רִמּוֹנוֹ (Rimmown) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Rimmown (rim-mone') (or (shorter) Rimmon {rim-mone'} or Rimmownow (1 Chronicles 6) n/l. 1. Rimmon, the name of a Syrian deity, also of five places in Israel [the same as H7416] It has 13 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include rimmon. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- Rimmown (rim-mone') (or (shorter) Rimmon {rim-mone'} or Rimmownow (1 Chronicles 6) n/l. 1. Rimmon, the name of a Syrian deity, also of five places in Israel [the same as H7416]
- Usage
- 13 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- rimmon
Meaning and Definition
Rimmown (rim-mone') (or (shorter) Rimmon {rim-mone'} or Rimmownow (1 Chronicles 6) n/l. 1. Rimmon, the name of a Syrian deity, also of five places in Israel [the same as H7416] KJV: Remmon, Rimmon. The addition "-methoar" (Josh. 19 Root(s): H7416 See also: H77, H8388
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7417. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H7417 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Rimmown, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
Rimmon
Joshua 15:32
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How Strong's H7417 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 13 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H7417 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H7417 in the Old Testament
13 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:
Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:
And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittahhepher, to Ittahkazin, and goeth out to Remmonmethoar to Neah;
Usage Excerpts
First 13 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7417.
And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:
Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:
And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittahhepher, to Ittahkazin, and goeth out to Remmonmethoar to Neah;
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.
But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months.
And the whole congregation sent some to speak to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto them.
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.
And 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.
And 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,
In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon: when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing.
And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:
Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:
All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king's winepresses.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7417, grouped by book.
Joshua 3 usages, Old Testament
Judges 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 3 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H7417 FAQ
What does rimmon (רִמּוֹן) mean?
Rimmon (Strong's H7417) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Rimmon". Rimmown (rim-mone') (or (shorter) Rimmon {rim-mone'} or Rimmownow (1 Chronicles 6) n/l. 1. Rimmon, the name of a Syrian deity, also of five places in Israel [the same as H7416]
How many times is rimmon (רִמּוֹן) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 13 linked usages for Strong's H7417 across 6 books.
Where can I study rimmon (רִמּוֹן) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7417 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate rimmon (רִמּוֹן)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as rimmon. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.