Lexicon :: Strong's H8095 - šimʿôn

שִׁמְעוֹן

Transliteration

šimʿôn

Pronunciation

shim-one'

Part of Speech

proper masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From שָׁמַע (H8085)

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

שִׁמְעוֹן Shimʻôwn, shim-one'; from H8085; hearing; Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him:—Simeon.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 44x

The KJV translates Strong's H8095 in the following manner: Simeon (43x), Shimeon (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 44x

The KJV translates Strong's H8095 in the following manner: Simeon (43x), Shimeon (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

שִׁמְעוֹן Shimʻôwn, shim-one'; from H8085; hearing; Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him:—Simeon.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H8095: Abbreviations

שִׁמְעוֺן ₄₄ proper name, masculine (compare proper name שמעון in Palmyrene Lzb³⁷⁸; meaning doubtful; Rs and others compare said to mean offspring of hyena and wolf; see Hogg^{EBiv. 4531}); —

1. second son of Jacob and Leath, Συμεωη: Genesis 29:33 (name explanation from שָׁמַע), Genesis 35:23; Exodus 1:2 + 14 times (associated especially with Levi Genesis 34:25, 30; Genesis 49:5).

2. tribal name Judges 1:3 (twice in verse); Judges 1:17; Numbers 1:6 +; so גְּנֵי שׁ׳ Numbers 1:22 + 7 times, מַטֵה שׁ׳ Numbers 1:23; Numbers 2:12; Numbers 13:5; מַטֵּה גְנֵי שׁ׳ Numbers 10:19; Numbers 34:20; Joshua 19:1, 8; Joshua 21:9; 1 Chronicles 6:50.

† 3. post-exilic Jew with foreign wife Ezra 10:31.

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