שִׁמְרוֹן
𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤍
Shimeron
H8110 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Proper noun referring primarily to (1) a personal name of an Israelite individual and (2) a city located within the territory allotted to the tribe of Zebulun in the land of Canaan. The meaning of the name, if derived from its underlying root, carries connotations of 'guardianship' or 'watchfulness,' but as a proper noun it mainly functions as a name without a descriptive sense in most contexts.
Semantic Range
personal name (Israelite male), place name (city in Zebulun); by etymology: watchfulness, guarding, guardianship
Root / Etymology
From the root שמר (sh-m-r), meaning 'to keep, watch, guard.' שִׁמְרוֹן (Shimron) is derived through a nominal form, likely conveying a sense of 'one who guards' or 'protector' in root semantics, though as a proper noun this meaning is primarily etymological.
Historical & Contextual Notes
שִׁמְרוֹן occurs as a personal name, notably one of the sons of Issachar (Genesis 46:13), and as a toponym for a Canaanite city conquered and allotted to the tribe of Zebulun (Joshua 19:15). The personal name is not otherwise specified with narrative details, while the city Shimron is mentioned among other locales during the Israelite settlement of Canaan. In translation, earlier English versions (KJV and others) transliterate the form as 'Shimron' for both personal and geographic references. The underlying root שמר broadly conveys 'watching' or 'guarding,' but such nuance is rarely intended in the use of the proper name in the biblical text. The use of Shimron as a proper noun does not reflect later religious or ethnic identities, but simply serves as a personal or locative designation in the biblical narrative. The place name and personal name are not necessarily related apart from sharing the underlying lexical root.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from שֶׁמֶר in its original sense; guardianship; Shimron, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine; Shimron.
Bantu Hebrew
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שמר (sh-m-r) — to keep, to guard, to watch, to observe
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H3461 | יִשְׁמְרַי | He-preserves |
| H4929 | מִשְׁמָר | the guard-duty |
| H7763 | שׁוֹמֵר | the guarding one |
| H8068 | שָׁמִיר | like a hard-thorn |
| H8104 | שָׁמַר | in their guarding |
Word Forms
3 distinct forms
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H8110-03 |
וְ/שִׁמְרֽוֹן | veshimeron | HC/Np |
and Shimron | and Shimron | 3 |
H8110-01 |
לְ/שִׁמְרֹ֕ן | leshimeron | HR/Np |
of Shimron | to Shimron | 1 |
H8110-02 |
שִׁמְר֖וֹן | shimeron | HNp |
of Shimron | Shimron | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
5 total occurrences
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H8110-03 |
Genesis 46:13 | וְ/שִׁמְרֽוֹן | veshimeron | HC/Np |
and Shimron | and Shimron |
H8110-01 |
Numbers 26:24 | לְ/שִׁמְרֹ֕ן | leshimeron | HR/Np |
of Shimron | to Shimron |
H8110-02 |
Joshua 11:1 | שִׁמְר֖וֹן | shimeron | HNp |
of Shimron | Shimron |
H8110-03 |
Joshua 19:15 | וְ/שִׁמְר֔וֹן | veshimeron | HC/Np |
and Shimron | and Shimron |
H8110-03 |
1 Chronicles 7:1 | וְ/שִׁמְר֖וֹן | veshimeron | HC/Np |
and Shimron | and Shimron |