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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 when she gave birth to a son she said, “Because the LORD heard that I am not loved, he gave me this one too.” So she named him Simeon.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:25 - Three days later, while all of them were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took their swords and attacked the unsuspecting city, killing every male.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:30 - Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble on me by making me obnoxious to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people living in this land. We are few in number, and if they join forces against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 35:23

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:24 - He turned away from them and began to weep, but then came back and spoke to them again. He had Simeon taken from them and bound before their eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 42:36

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 42:36 - Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my children. Joseph is no more and Simeon is no more, and now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is against me!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 43:23

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 43:23 - “It’s all right,” he said. “Don’t be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks; I received your silver.” 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, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 48:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 48:5 - “Now then, your two sons born to you in Egypt before I came to you here will be reckoned as mine; Ephraim and Manasseh will be mine, just as Reuben and Simeon are mine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:5 - “Simeon and Levi are brothers— their swords[fn] are weapons of violence.

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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 were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jakin, Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:6

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:22 - From the descendants of Simeon: All the men twenty years old or more who were able to serve in the army were counted and listed by name, one by one, according to the records of their clans and families.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 1:23 - The number from the tribe of Simeon was 59,300.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 2:12 - The tribe of Simeon will camp next to them. The leader of the people of Simeon is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 7:36

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 7:36 - On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, the leader of the people of Simeon, brought his offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:19 - Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the tribe of Simeon,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 13:5

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 26:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 26:12 - The descendants of Simeon by their clans were: through Nemuel, the Nemuelite clan; through Jamin, the Jaminite clan; through Jakin, the Jakinite clan;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 34:20

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:12 - When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes 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 the tribe of Simeon according to its clans. Their inheritance lay within the territory of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 19:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:8 - and all the villages around these towns as far as Baalath Beer (Ramah in the Negev). This was the inheritance of the tribe of the Simeonites, according to its clans.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 19:9 - The inheritance of the Simeonites was taken from the share of Judah, because Judah’s portion was more than they needed. So the Simeonites received their inheritance within the territory of Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 21:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:9 - From the tribes of Judah and Simeon they allotted the following towns by name

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:3 - The men of Judah then said to the Simeonites their fellow Israelites, “Come up with us into the territory allotted to us, to fight against the Canaanites. We in turn will go with you into yours.” So the Simeonites went with them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 1:17 - Then the men of Judah went with the Simeonites their fellow Israelites and attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and they totally destroyed[fn] the city. Therefore it was called Hormah.[fn]

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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 descendants of Simeon: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah and Shaul;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 4:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 4:42 - And five hundred of these Simeonites, led by Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi, invaded the hill country of Seir.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:65

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:65 - From the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin they allotted the previously named towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:25 - from Simeon, warriors ready for battle—7,100;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 15:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:9 - Then he assembled all Judah and Benjamin and the people from Ephraim, Manasseh and Simeon who had settled among them, for large numbers had come over 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 - In the towns of Manasseh, Ephraim and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 10:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 10:31 - From the descendants of Harim: Eliezer, Ishijah, Malkijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 48:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:24 - “Simeon will have one portion; it will border the territory of Benjamin from east to west.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 48:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:25 - “Issachar will have one portion; it will border the territory of Simeon from east to west.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 48:33

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 48:33 - “On the south side, which measures 4,500 cubits, will be three gates: the gate of Simeon, the gate of Issachar and the gate of Zebulun.
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