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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 - Then she conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has therefore 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 - Now it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword and came boldly upon the city and killed all the males.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:30 - Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have troubled me by making me obnoxious among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and since I am few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and kill me. I shall be destroyed, my household and I.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:23 - the sons of Leah were Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:24 - And he turned himself away from them and wept. Then he returned to them again, and talked with 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: Joseph is no more, Simeon is no more, and you want to take Benjamin. All these things are against me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:23 - But he said, “Peace be with you, do not be afraid. Your God and the God of your father has given you treasure in your sacks; I had 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 were Jemuel,[fn] Jamin, Ohad, Jachin,[fn] Zohar,[fn] 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, Ephraim and Manasseh, who were born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt, are mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:5 - “Simeon and Levi are brothers;
Instruments of cruelty are in their dwelling place.

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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 - And the sons of Simeon were Jemuel,[fn] Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. These are the families 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 Box Num 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:22 - From the children of Simeon, their genealogies by their families, by their fathers’ house, of those who were numbered, according to the number of names, every male individually, from twenty years old and above, all who were able to go to war:

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:23 - those who were numbered of the tribe of Simeon were fifty-nine thousand three hundred.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:12 - “Those who camp next to him shall be the tribe of Simeon, and the leader of the children of Simeon shall be 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, leader of the children of Simeon, presented an offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:19 - Over the army of the tribe of the children 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 families were: of Nemuel,[fn] the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin,[fn] the family of the Jachinites;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 34:20

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 34:20 - “from the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud;

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:12 - “These shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people, when you have crossed over the Jordan: 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 children of Simeon according to their families. And their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:8 - and all the villages that were all around these cities as far as Baalath Beer, Ramah of the South. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:9 - The inheritance of the children of Simeon was included in the share of the children of Judah, for the share of the children of Judah was too much for them. Therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of that people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 21:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:9 - So they gave from the tribe of the children of Judah and from the tribe of the children of Simeon these cities which are designated by name,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:3

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:17 - And Judah went with his brother Simeon, and they attacked the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. So the name of the city was called Hormah.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:1 - These were 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 were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib,[fn] Zerah,[fn] and Shaul,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:42

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:65

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:65 - And they gave by lot from the tribe of the children of Judah, from the tribe of the children of Simeon, and from the tribe of the children of Benjamin these cities which are called by their names.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:25 - of the sons of Simeon, mighty men of valor fit for war, seven thousand one hundred;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 15:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:9 - Then he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those who dwelt with them from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon, for they came over to him in great numbers 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 so he did in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali and all around, with axes.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:31

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 48:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:24 - “by the border of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, Simeon shall have one section;

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 48:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:25 - “by the border of Simeon, from the east side to the west, Issachar shall have one section;

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 48:33

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:33 - “on the south side, measuring four thousand five hundred cubits, three gates: one gate for Simeon, one gate for Issachar, and one gate for Zebulun;
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