שִׁימוֹן
shi.mon
H7889
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Hebrew
Shimon
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Hebrew
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shi.mon is used as the personal name of a man identified as the father of several sons.
The attested use is a proper personal name in a genealogical statement: 1 Chronicles 4:20 identifies several men as its sons.
Senses in use
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Personal name in a genealogy · dominant
In 1 Chronicles 4:20, the form is tagged as a proper noun and occurs in the clause naming Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon as his sons; the APB renders, “The sons of Shimon were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, and Tilon.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Chronicles 4:20, the APB presents the name as “Shimon” in the phrase “The sons of Shimon”.