רִמּוֹן
rim.mon
Rimmon
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Rimmon (H7417B) in Biblical Hebrew Based on the lexical data provided, Rimmon appears as a proper noun in Biblical Hebrew with three occurrences in the biblical text. The term functions as a name rather than a common noun with semantic range. Without access to the specific passages where these three occurrences appear, the lexical entry itself indicates this is a designated name used in biblical narrative, likely referring to a person or location given the frequency pattern. The limited occurrence count (only three instances) suggests Rimmon held minor significance in the biblical corpus, appearing in specific narrative contexts rather than as a frequently referenced entity. As a proper noun, its meaning derives not from semantic content but from its function as an identifier within biblical genealogy, geography, or historical accounts. The categorization as a distinct lexical entry indicates biblical scholars recognized it as significant enough to document separately in lexicographical work. The sparsity of occurrences makes it clear that understanding Rimmon's full significance would require examining the actual biblical passages where it appears. The lexical data confirms its status as a proper noun but offers no additional information about whether it designates a person, place, deity, or other entity without reference to those specific textual contexts.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
Saul’s son had two men who were captains of raiding bands. The name of one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin (for Beeroth also is considered a part of Benjamin:
2 Samuel 4:5The sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went and came at about the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, as he took his rest at noon.
2 Samuel 4:9David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, “As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,