Quick Definition
Shimon
Biblical Persons & Places
Shimon
Man living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A man from the tribe of Judah(?) living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.20;
only referred to as Shimon (שִׁימוֹן);
father of Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-hanan, Tilon.
Strong's Definition
Shimon, an Israelite
Derivation: apparently for H3452 (יְשִׁימוֹן); desert;
KJV Usage: Shimon.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Shimon = "desert"
1) a Judaite, father of Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שִׁימוֹן (shi.mon) — Shimon. A man of the tribe of Judah(?) living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.4.20; father of: Amnon (H0550H), Rinnah (H7441), Ben-hanan (H1135), Tilon (H8436) § Shimon = "desert" a Judaite, father of Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שִׁימוֹן n.pr.m. in Judah, 1 Ch 4:20 ref