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רִמּוֹן H7417
H7417 is the Hebrew word רִמּוֹן, transliterated Rimmôwn and said rim-mone'. The King James Version most often renders it rimmon.
What it means
Rimmon, the name of a Syrian deity, also of five places in Palestine.
Where it comes from
or (shorter) (רִמֹּן; or רִמּוֹנוֹ; (1 Chronicles 6:62 (H77 (אֶבֶץ))), the same as H7416 (רִמּוֹן); in Joshua 19:13: הַמְּתֹאָר is mistaken for part of a name; article with the passive participle of H8388 (תָּאַר); the (one) marked off, i.e. which pertains)..
How the King James Version translates it
Across 16 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Remmon, Rimmon.
Verses using רִמּוֹן
All 13 verses, quoted in full.
Joshua 15:32 · KJV
And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages:
Joshua 19:7 · KJV
Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and their villages:
Joshua 19:13 · KJV
And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittahhepher, to Ittahkazin, and goeth out to Remmonmethoar to Neah;
Judges 20:45 · KJV
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.
Judges 20:47 · KJV
But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months.
Judges 21:13 · KJV
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.
2 Samuel 4:2 · KJV
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.
2 Samuel 4:5 · KJV
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.
2 Samuel 4:9 · KJV
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,
2 Kings 5:18 · KJV
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.
1 Chronicles 4:32 · KJV
And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:
1 Chronicles 6:77 · KJV
Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:
Zechariah 14:10 · KJV
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.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7417 mean?
H7417 is the Hebrew word רִמּוֹן (Rimmôwn), meaning Rimmon, the name of a Syrian deity, also of five places in Palestine.
How is H7417 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it rimmon (14 times), remmon (1 time), remmonmethoar (1 time).
How many times does H7417 appear in the Bible?
רִמּוֹן (Rimmôwn) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7417 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or (shorter) (רִמֹּן; or רִמּוֹנוֹ; (1 Chronicles 6:62 (H77 (אֶבֶץ))), the same as H7416 (רִמּוֹן); in Joshua 19:13: הַמְּתֹאָר is mistaken for part of a name; article with the passive participle of H8388 (תָּאַר); the (one) marked off, i.e. which pertains)..
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