Lexical Definition

‎רִמּוֹן‎ Rimmôwn (rim-mone') Rimmon ^N:N-M-T
or (shorter) (רִמֹּן Rimmôn (rimmo-no'); or רִמּוֹנוֹ Rimmôwnôw (rimmo-no'); (1 Chronicles 6:62 (‎אֶבֶץ‎)), the same as ‎רִמּוֹן‎; in Joshua 19:13: הַמְּתֹאָר ham-mᵉthôʼâr (hammeth-o-awr') is mistaken for part of a name; article with the passive participle of ‎תָּאַר‎; the (one) marked off, i.e. which pertains).

Remmon, Rimmon.

• § Rimmon = "pomegranate"
• Rimmon, the name of a Syrian deity, also of five places in Palestine

n pr dei
1) the deity of wind, rain, and storm, worshipped by the Syrians of Damascus
n pr m
2) a Benjamite of Beeroth, the father of Rechab and Baanah, the murderers of Ishbosheth
n pr loc
3) the Rock; a cliff or inaccessible natural fastness in which the 600 Benjamites who escaped the slaughter of Gibeah took refuge
4) a town in the southern portion of Judah allotted to Simeon
5) a Levitical city in Zebulun located approximately 6 miles north of Nazareth

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.4.2
• father of: Baanah (בַּעֲנָה), Rechab (רֵכָב)
• a Benjamite of Beeroth, the father of Rechab and Baanah, the murderers of Ishbosheth

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. ‎רִמּוֺן‎ proper name, of deity, in Aramaic (Old Aramaic ‎רמן‎ in proper name Lzb³⁶⁹ Cook¹⁰⁸; Assyrian Rammânu, god of wind, rain and storm (Schr^{COT 2Kgs 5:18} Zim^{KAT 3, 442 ff.} Muss-Arn^{JBL xi (1892), 172} Jastr^{Rei. Babylonian 156 ff.}); Sabean ‎רמן‎ (CIS^{iv, no.140, 209} Derenb in Kohut-Studies^{120 ff.}); etymology dubious; √‎רעם‎ thunder Schr; √ ramâmu, roar Dl^{HWB 624 and most}; = 1. ‎רִמּוֺן‎ Hom^{A. u. A. 98}); — ‎׳‎‎בֵּית ר‎ 2Kgs 5:18, ‎בֵּית רִמֹּן‎ v2Kgs 5:18 v2Kgs 5:18 Ρεμμαν[θ]; — see also ‎הֲדַדְרִמּוֺן‎ p. 213, ‎טַבְרִמּוֺן‎ p. 372.

III. ‎רִמּוֺן‎ proper name, masculine in Benjamin, 2Sam 4:2; 2Sam 4:5; 2Sam 4:9 Ρεμμων.

Also see: עַיִן | עֵין רִמּוֹן

IV. ‎רִמּוֺן‎

proper name, of a location 1. in ‎סֶלַע הָרִמּוֺן‎ cliff of R. Judg 20:45; Judg 20:47, ‎רִמּוֺן‎ ‎׳‎‎ס‎ vJudg 20:47; Judg 21:13 Ρεμμων; = modern cliff Rammôn, east from Bethel, Buhl^{G 100}, compare GFM^{Judg 2 0, 45.}

2. in southern Judah, ‎׳‎‎עַיִן וְר‎ Josh 15:32 ‎׳‎‎עַיִן ר‎ Josh 19:7 (both P), 1Chr 4:32 = ‎׳‎‎ר‎ Zech 14:10 Ρεμμων[θ], etc.; see ‎עַיִן‎ 2, p. 745, and ‎עֵין רִמּוֺן‎.

3. in Zebulun Josh 19:13 (Ρεμμωνα(μ)), = ‎רִמּוֺנוֺ‎ 1Chr 6:62* (Ρεμμων); + Josh 21:35 (read ‎רִמֹּנָה‎ for ‎דִּמְנָה‎ Di Benn Steuern); modern Rummâne, approximately 6 miles east of north from Nazareth (Buhl^{G 221}).

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Profile

Male • Saul's family • Father of Baanah and Rechab, murderers of Ish-bosheth

Man living at the time of United Monarchy

Rimmon was a Beerothite and the father of Rechab and Baanah, who murdered Ish-bosheth, Saul's son.

• A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.4.2;
• only referred to as Rimmon רִמּוֹן;
• father of Baanah בַּעֲנָה, Rechab רֵכָב.

Rimmon was a Beerothite, from the town of Beeroth, which was located in the territory of Benjamin (2 Samuel 4:2). He was the father of Rechab and Baanah, two of Ish-bosheth's captains (2 Samuel 4:2, 5). After the death of King Saul and his sons, Ish-bosheth, Saul's surviving son, was made king over Israel (2 Samuel 2:8-10). However, his reign was short-lived, as Rechab and Baanah, seeking to gain favor with David, murdered Ish-bosheth while he was resting in his bed (2 Samuel 4:5-7). They brought Ish-bosheth's head to David, believing that he would reward them for eliminating his rival (2 Samuel 4:8). However, David condemned their actions and ordered their execution, as they had killed an innocent man in his own house (2 Samuel 4:9-12). The mention of Rimmon as the father of Rechab and Baanah provides background information on the assassins and their family origin. The treacherous act committed by Rimmon's sons led to the end of Ish-bosheth's reign and solidified David's position as king over all Israel (2 Samuel 5:1-3).

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