Word Study · Strong's H8095 · Hebrew
שִׁמְעוֹן
Shimon
shim-one'
Strong's 1890 spelling: Shimʻôwn
“Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him
Rendered in the KJV as
Simeon.
- 44occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 10 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 18inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 44 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 18
- שִׁמְע֔וֹן7
- שִׁמְע֑וֹן7
- שִׁמְע֗וֹן5
- שִׁמְעֽוֹן׃5
- שִׁמְע֖וֹן3
- וְשִׁמְע֖וֹן2
- שִׁמְע֣וֹן2
- שִׁמְע֥וֹן2
- שִׁמְעוֹן֙2
- וּמִשִּׁמְע֑וֹן1
- וְשִׁמְעוֹן֙1
- וְשִׁמְע֣וֹן1
and 6 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 5
- Simeon36
- and Simeon4
- for Simeon2
- and from Simeon1
- to Simeon1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- proper noun (a name)36
- conjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)4
- preposition + proper noun (a name)3
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNpm · 36
- HC/Npm · 4
- HR/Npm · 3
- HC/R/Npm · 1
All 44, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Genesis10 of 44 · 23%
- Numbers10 of 44 · 23%
- Joshua6 of 44 · 14%
- 1 Chronicles5 of 44 · 11%
- Exodus3 of 44 · 7%
Genesis carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis10 occurrences
- Genesis 29:33שִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shimonproper noun (a name)Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon.here: Simeon
- Genesis 34:25שִׁמְע֨וֹןshimonproper noun (a name)Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.here: Simeon
- Genesis 34:30שִׁמְע֣וֹןshimonproper noun (a name)Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”here: Simeon
- Genesis 35:23וְשִׁמְעוֹן֙veshimonconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.here: and Simeon
- Genesis 42:24שִׁמְע֔וֹןshimonproper noun (a name)And he turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes.here: Simeon
- Genesis 42:36וְשִׁמְע֣וֹןveshimonconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!”here: and Simeon
- Genesis 43:23שִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shimonproper noun (a name)“It is fine,” said the steward. “Do not be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, gave you the treasure that was in your sacks. I received your silver.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.here: Simeon
- Genesis 46:10שִׁמְע֗וֹןshimonproper noun (a name)The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.here: Simeon
- Genesis 48:5וְשִׁמְע֖וֹןveshimonconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)And now your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here shall be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine.here: and Simeon
- Genesis 49:5שִׁמְע֥וֹןshimonproper noun (a name)Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.here: Simeon
Exodus3 occurrences
- Exodus 1:2שִׁמְע֔וֹןshimonproper noun (a name)Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;here: Simeon
- Exodus 6:15שִׁמְע֗וֹןshimonproper noun (a name)The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.here: Simeon
- Exodus 6:15שִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shimonproper noun (a name)The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.here: Simeon
Numbers10 occurrences
- Numbers 1:6לְשִׁמְע֕וֹןleshimonpreposition + proper noun (a name)from Simeon, Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai;here: for Simeon
- Numbers 1:22שִׁמְע֔וֹןshimonproper noun (a name)From the sons of Simeon, according to the records of their clans and families, counting one by one the names of every male twenty years of age or older who could serve in the army,here: Simeon
- Numbers 1:23שִׁמְע֑וֹןshimonproper noun (a name)those registered to the tribe of Simeon numbered 59,300.here: Simeon
- Numbers 2:12שִׁמְע֑וֹןshimonproper noun (a name)The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,here: Simeon
- Numbers 2:12שִׁמְע֔וֹןshimonproper noun (a name)The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai,here: Simeon
- Numbers 7:36שִׁמְע֑וֹןshimonproper noun (a name)On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, the leader of the Simeonites, drew near.here: Simeon
- Numbers 10:19שִׁמְע֑וֹןshimonproper noun (a name)Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the tribe of Simeon,here: Simeon
- Numbers 13:5שִׁמְע֔וֹןshimonproper noun (a name)from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat son of Hori;here: Simeon
- Numbers 26:12שִׁמְעוֹן֮shimonproper noun (a name)These were the descendants of Simeon by their clans: The Nemuelite clan from Nemuel, the Jaminite clan from Jamin, the Jachinite clan from Jachin,here: Simeon
- Numbers 34:20שִׁמְע֔וֹןshimonproper noun (a name)Shemuel son of Ammihud from the tribe of Simeon;here: Simeon
Joshua6 occurrences
- Joshua 19:1לְשִׁמְע֔וֹןleshimonpreposition + proper noun (a name)The second lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Simeon:here: for Simeon
- Joshua 19:1שִׁמְע֖וֹןshimonproper noun (a name)The second lot came out for the clans of the tribe of Simeon:here: Simeon
- Joshua 19:8שִׁמְע֖וֹןshimonproper noun (a name)and all the villages surrounding these cities as far as Baalath-beer (Ramah of the Negev). This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Simeon.here: Simeon
- Joshua 19:9שִׁמְע֑וֹןshimonproper noun (a name)The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the territory of Judah, because the share for Judah’s descendants was too large for them. So the Simeonites received an inheritance within Judah’s portion.here: Simeon
- Joshua 19:9שִׁמְע֖וֹןshimonproper noun (a name)The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the territory of Judah, because the share for Judah’s descendants was too large for them. So the Simeonites received an inheritance within Judah’s portion.here: Simeon
- Joshua 21:9שִׁמְע֑וֹןshimonproper noun (a name)From the tribes of Judah and Simeon, they designated these cities by namehere: Simeon
Judges3 occurrences
- Judges 1:3לְשִׁמְע֨וֹןleshimonpreposition + proper noun (a name)Then the men of Judah said to their brothers the Simeonites, “Come up with us to our allotted territory, and let us fight against the Canaanites. And we likewise will go with you to your territory.” So the Simeonites went with them.here: to Simeon
- Judges 1:3שִׁמְעֽוֹן׃shimonproper noun (a name)Then the men of Judah said to their brothers the Simeonites, “Come up with us to our allotted territory, and let us fight against the Canaanites. And we likewise will go with you to your territory.” So the Simeonites went with them.here: Simeon
- Judges 1:17שִׁמְע֣וֹןshimonproper noun (a name)Then the men of Judah went with their brothers the Simeonites, attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and devoted the city to destruction. So it was called Hormah.here: Simeon
1 Chronicles5 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 2:1שִׁמְעוֹן֙shimonproper noun (a name)These were the sons of Israel:here: Simeon
- 1 Chronicles 4:24שִׁמְע֑וֹןshimonproper noun (a name)The descendants of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.here: Simeon
- 1 Chronicles 4:42שִׁמְע֗וֹןshimonproper noun (a name)And five hundred of these Simeonites led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, went to Mount Seirhere: Simeon
- 1 Chronicles 6:65שִׁמְע֔וֹןshimonproper noun (a name)They assigned by lot the cities named above from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.here: Simeon
- 1 Chronicles 12:25שִׁמְע֗וֹןshimonproper noun (a name)From Simeon: 7,100 mighty men of valor, ready for battle.here: Simeon
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 15:9וּמִשִּׁמְע֑וֹןumishimonconjunction (“and”) + preposition + proper noun (a name)And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.here: and from Simeon
- 2 Chronicles 34:6וְשִׁמְע֖וֹןveshimonconjunction (“and”) + proper noun (a name)Josiah did the same in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them.here: and Simeon
Ezra1 occurrence
Ezekiel3 occurrences
- Ezekiel 48:24שִׁמְע֥וֹןshimonproper noun (a name)Simeon will have one portion bordering the territory of Benjamin from east to west.here: Simeon
- Ezekiel 48:25שִׁמְע֗וֹןshimonproper noun (a name)Issachar will have one portion bordering the territory of Simeon from east to west.here: Simeon
- Ezekiel 48:33שִׁמְע֞וֹןshimonproper noun (a name)On the south side, which will be 4,500 cubits long, there will be three gates: the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, and the gate of Zebulun.here: Simeon