רִמּוֹן
rim.mon
H7417B
N:N-M-P
Hebrew
Rimmon
3
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language
rim.mon is used as the personal name of the Beerothite identified as the father of Rechab and Baanah.
The attested use is a proper personal name: the Beerothite identified as the father of Rechab and Baanah in the narrative.
Senses in use
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Personal name of Rechab and Baanah's father · dominant
The form is tagged Noun · Proper in each occurrence. In 2 Samuel 4:2 the APB renders Rechab and Baanah as “sons of Rimmon the Beerothite”; 2 Samuel 4:5 and 2 Samuel 4:9 repeat that identification as the two men act and are addressed.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB presents the name in the repeated designation “sons of Rimmon the Beerothite.” This identifies the narrative referent rather than isolating a lexical English rendering.