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Lexicon :: Strong's H8095 - šimʿôn

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שִׁמְעוֹן
Transliteration
šimʿôn
Pronunciation
shim-one'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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).

  1. 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.
STRONGS H8095: Abbreviations
שִׁמְעוֺן 44 proper name, masculine (compare proper name שמעון in Palmyrene Lzb378; meaning doubtful; Rs and others compare bdb103501 said to mean offspring of hyena and wolf; see HoggEBiv. 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

29:33; 34:25; 34:30; 35:23; 49:5

Exodus

1:2

Numbers

1:6; 1:22; 1:23; 2:12; 10:19; 13:5; 34:20

Joshua

19:1; 19:8; 21:9

Judges

1:3; 1:17

1 Chronicles

6:50

Ezra

10:31

H8095

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8095 matches the Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿôn),
which occurs 44 times in 39 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 29:33

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:33 - She conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am hated, he has given me this son also.” And she called his name Simeon.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:25 - On the third day, when they were sore, two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took their swords and came against the city while it felt secure and killed all the males.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:30 - Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me by making me stink to the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites and the Perizzites. My numbers are few, and if they gather themselves against me and attack me, I shall be destroyed, both I and my household.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:23 - The sons of Leah: Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:24 - Then he turned away from them and wept. And he returned to them and spoke to them. And he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:36

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:36 - And Jacob their father said to them, “You have bereaved me of my children: Joseph is no more, and Simeon is no more, and now you would take Benjamin. All this has come against me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:23 - He replied, “Peace to you, do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has put treasure in your sacks for you. I received your money.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 46:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 46:10 - The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 48:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:5 - And now your two sons, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are mine; Ephraim and Manasseh shall be mine, as Reuben and Simeon are.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:5 - “Simeon and Levi are brothers;
weapons of violence are their swords.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 1:2 - Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 6:15 - The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman; these are the clans of Simeon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:6 - from Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai;

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:22 - Of the people of Simeon, their generations, by their clans, by their fathers’ houses, those of them who were listed, according to the number of names, head by head, every male from twenty years old and upward, all who were able to go to war:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:23 - those listed of the tribe of Simeon were 59,300.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:12 - And those to camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, the chief of the people of Simeon being Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:36 - On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, the chief of the people of Simeon:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:19 - And over the company of the tribe of the people of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 13:5

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 13:5 - from the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 26:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:12 - The sons of Simeon according to their clans: of Nemuel, the clan of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the clan of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the clan of the Jachinites;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 34:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:20 - Of the tribe of the people of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:12 - “When you have crossed over the Jordan, these shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:1 - The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of the people of Simeon, according to their clans, and their inheritance was in the midst of the inheritance of the people of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:8 - together with all the villages around these cities as far as Baalath-beer, Ramah of the Negeb. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the people of Simeon according to their clans.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:9 - The inheritance of the people of Simeon formed part of the territory of the people of Judah. Because the portion of the people of Judah was too large for them, the people of Simeon obtained an inheritance in the midst of their inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 21:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:9 - Out of the tribe of the people of Judah and the tribe of the people of Simeon they gave the following cities mentioned by name,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:3 - And Judah said to Simeon his brother, “Come up with me into the territory allotted to me, that we may fight against the Canaanites. And I likewise will go with you into the territory allotted to you.” So Simeon went with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:17 - And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they defeated the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath and devoted it to destruction. So the name of the city was called Hormah.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:1 - These are the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:24 - The sons of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, Shaul;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:42 - And some of them, five hundred men of the Simeonites, went to Mount Seir, having as their leaders Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:65

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:65 - They gave by lot out of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin these cities that are mentioned by name.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:25 - Of the Simeonites, mighty men of valor for war, 7,100.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 15:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:9 - And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who were residing with them, for great numbers had deserted to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 34:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 34:6 - And in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far as Naphtali, in their ruins[fn] all around,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:31 - Of the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 48:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:24 - Adjoining the territory of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, Simeon, one portion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 48:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:25 - Adjoining the territory of Simeon, from the east side to the west, Issachar, one portion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 48:33

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:33 - On the south side, which is to be 4,500 cubits by measure, three gates, the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar, and the gate of Zebulun.
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