Strong H8110H8110Aשִׁמְרוֹן
Shimron
One of the 2 senses of Strong H8110
- Transliteration
- shimrôn
- Pronunciation
- shim-rone'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Shimron, also called Shimron-meron, was a Canaanite city conquered by Joshua (Josh. 11:1; 12:20) and later allotted to the tribe of Zebulun (Josh. 19:15).
Meaning of the name
Shimron = "watch-height"
General definition
From H8105 in its original sense;
guardianship;
{Shimron} the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine: - Shimron.
guardianship;
{Shimron} the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine: - Shimron.
In the biblical story
Shimron
Canaanite city conquered by Joshua, allotted to Zebulun
Shimron, also called Shimron-meron, was a Canaanite city conquered by Joshua (Josh. 11:1; 12:20) and later allotted to the tribe of Zebulun (Josh. 19:15).
In the Bible
Strong H8110A appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- shimron2
First verses
- Joshua 11:1And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,
- Joshua 19:15And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth–lehem: twelve cities with their villages.