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Strong's H8095 שִׁמְעוֹן (shimon)

Shimon means “Simeon” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H8095
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 39
Books 10

Strong's H8095 Quick Answer

Strong's H8095 שִׁמעוֹן (Shim`own) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Shim`own (shim-one') n/p. 1. hearing 2. Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him It has 39 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include simeon, sons, son, tribe, and one. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
Shim`own (shim-one') n/p. 1. hearing 2. Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him
Usage
39 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
simeon, sons, son, tribe, and one

Meaning and Definition

Shim`own (shim-one') n/p. 1. hearing 2. Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him [from H8085] KJV: Simeon. Root(s): H8085

Original Word
שִׁמעוֹן
Transliteration
Shim`own
Derivation
Root: שׁמע First root strongs: 8085
Morphology
name

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8095. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

Simeon

Usage: A man of the tribe of Simeon living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.33; son of: Israel (H3478) and Leah (H3812); brother of: Reuben (H7205), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); half-brother of: Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); married to Canaanite_woman (H3669);

father of: Jemuel (H3223), Jamin (H3226), Ohad (H0161), Jachin (H3199), Zerah (H2226L) and Shaul (H7586H) § Simeon or Shimeon = "heard" 1) the 2nd son of Jacob by his wife Leah and progenitor of the tribe of Simeon 2) an Israelite of the sons of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra

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How Strong's H8095 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Shim`own, 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.

Simeon Genesis 29:33 10× son Numbers 1:6 sons Exodus 6:15 tribe Numbers 1:23 one 1 Chronicles 12:25

How Strong's H8095 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 39 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8095 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 H8095 in the Old Testament

39 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 29:33 KJV

And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.

Genesis 34:25 KJV

And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.

Genesis 34:30 KJV

And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.

Usage Excerpts

First 39 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8095.

Genesis 29:33 Old Testament, KJV
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the LORD hath heard I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.
Genesis 34:25 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.
Genesis 34:30 Old Testament, KJV
And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.
Genesis 35:23 Old Testament, KJV
The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:
Genesis 42:24 Old Testament, KJV
And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
Genesis 42:36 Old Testament, KJV
And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
Genesis 43:23 Old Testament, KJV
And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.
Genesis 46:10 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.
Genesis 48:5 Old Testament, KJV
And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.
Genesis 49:5 Old Testament, KJV
Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.
Exodus 1:2 Old Testament, KJV
Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,
Exodus 6:15 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon.
Numbers 1:6 Old Testament, KJV
Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
Numbers 1:22 Old Testament, KJV
Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war;
Numbers 1:23 Old Testament, KJV
Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Simeon, were fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.
Numbers 2:12 Old Testament, KJV
And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
Numbers 7:36 Old Testament, KJV
On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon, did offer:
Numbers 10:19 Old Testament, KJV
And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.
Numbers 13:5 Old Testament, KJV
Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.
Numbers 26:12 Old Testament, KJV
The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites: of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites:
Numbers 34:20 Old Testament, KJV
And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.
Deuteronomy 27:12 Old Testament, KJV
These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin:
Joshua 19:1 Old Testament, KJV
And the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah.
Joshua 19:8 Old Testament, KJV
And all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalathbeer, Ramath of the south. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.
Joshua 19:9 Old Testament, KJV
Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.
Joshua 21:9 Old Testament, KJV
And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name.
Judges 1:3 Old Testament, KJV
And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.
Judges 1:17 Old Testament, KJV
And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.
1 Chronicles 2:1 Old Testament, KJV
These are the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,
1 Chronicles 4:24 Old Testament, KJV
The sons of Simeon were, Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul:
1 Chronicles 4:42 Old Testament, KJV
And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.
1 Chronicles 6:65 Old Testament, KJV
And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names.
1 Chronicles 12:25 Old Testament, KJV
Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.
2 Chronicles 15:9 Old Testament, KJV
And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
2 Chronicles 34:6 Old Testament, KJV
And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about.
Ezra 10:31 Old Testament, KJV
And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
Ezekiel 48:24 Old Testament, KJV
And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon shall have a portion.
Ezekiel 48:25 Old Testament, KJV
And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar a portion.
Ezekiel 48:33 Old Testament, KJV
And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and three gates; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8095, grouped by book.

Genesis 10 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 9 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 4 usages, Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 5 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H8095 FAQ

What does shimon (שִׁמְעוֹן) mean?

Shimon (Strong's H8095) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Simeon". Shim`own (shim-one') n/p. 1. hearing 2. Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him

How many times is shimon (שִׁמְעוֹן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 39 linked usages for Strong's H8095 across 10 books.

Where can I study shimon (שִׁמְעוֹן) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8095 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate shimon (שִׁמְעוֹן)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as simeon, sons, son, tribe, and one. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.