Shimron (son of Isaachar)

Excerpt from the Lexham Bible Dictionary, the most advanced Bible dictionary.

Eponymous ancestor of the Shimronites of the tribe of Issachar (Gen 46:13; Num 26:24; 1 Chr 7:1).

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The Lexham Bible Dictionary

Shimron, Son of Issachar

Shimron, Son of Issachar (שִׁמְרוֹן‎, shimron). Eponymous ancestor of the Shimronites of the tribe of Issachar (Gen 46:13; Num 26:24; 1 Chr 7:1).

Shimronites

Shimronites (שִׁמְרֹנִי‎, shimroniy). The descendants of Shimron, of the tribe of Issachar (Num 26:24).

The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Shimron (Person)

SHIMRON (PERSON) [Heb šimrôn (שִׁמְרֹון)]. SHIMRONITES. The fourth and youngest son of Issachar (Gen 46:13; 1 Chr 7:1) and the grandson of Jacob and Leah. Shimron is listed with other descendants of Jacob who migrated to Egypt with their families at the time of a great famine in Canaan (Gen 46:8–22).

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

Shimron, Shimrom (Person)

Shimron, Shimrom (Person). Issachar’s fourth son (Gn 46:13; 1 Chr 7:1, kjv Shimrom) and the founder of the Shimronite family (Nm 26:24).

Shimronite

Shimronite. Family founded by Shimron, Issachar’s son (Nm 26:24).See Shimron, Shimrom (Person).

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

Shimronites

Shimronites shimʹrə-nīts [Heb. haššimrōnî]. The fourth son of Issachar (Gen. 46:13; Nu. 26:24; 1 Ch. 7:1) and the family that descended from him (Nu. 26:24).

Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Shimron (Person)

SHIMRON (Person) Issachar’s fourth son (Gn 46:13; 1 Chr 7:1) and the founder of the Shimronite family (Nm 26:24).

Shimronite

SHIMRONITE Family founded by Shimron, Issachar’s son (Nm 26:24). See Shimron (Person).

The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)

Shimron

Shimron (shim´ron).1 The fourth son of Issachar and the head of the Shimronites (Gen. 46:13; Num. 26:24; 1 Chron. 7:1).2 A Canaanite royal town (Josh. 11:1) assigned to the tribe of Zebulun (19:15). The king of Shimron joined King Jabin of Hazor in an alliance against the Israelites, but they were

The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia

Shimron

SHIMRON1. The fourth son of Issachar (Gen 46:13; Num 26:24) and ancestor of the Shimronites (Num 26:24). In 1 Chr 7:1 he is called Shimrom.2. A Canaanite royal town whose king entered into a confederacy with Jabin, king of Hazor, against Joshua and was defeated (Josh 11:1). The town was later allotted

Shimronite

SHIMRONITE. A descendant of Shimron. This name appears in the plural form, “of Shimron, the family of the Shimronites” (Num 26:24).

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

Shimron

Shimron (Heb. šimrôn) (PERSON)A son of the patriarch Issachar (Gen. 46:13; 1 Chr. 7:1), ancestor (or head) of the Shimronites (Heb. šimrōnɩ̂; Num. 26:24).

Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

Shimron (Person)

SHIMRON [shĭmˊrŏn] (Heb. šimrôn) (PERSON). A son of the patriarch Issachar (Gen. 46:13; 1 Chr. 7:1; KJV “Shimrom”), ancestor (or head) of the Shimronites (Heb. šimrōnî; Num. 26:24).

Catholic Bible Dictionary

Shimron

SHIMRON1. The fourth son of the patriarch Issachar (Gen 46:13; 1 Chr 7:1). He migrated to Egypt during a great famine in Canaan (Gen 46:8–27).2. Also Shimron-meron, a Canaanite city that joined the coalition of King Hazor against the Israelites (Josh 11:1). It was defeated by Joshua (Josh 12:20) and

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

Shimron

Shim´ron (watch-height).1. A city of Zebulun. Josh. 11:1; 19:15. Its full appellation was perhaps Shimron-meron.2. The fourth son of Issachar according to the lists of Genesis, Gen. 46:13, and Numbers, Num. 26:24, and the head of the family of the Shimronites.

The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary

Shimron

SHIM´RON (shimʹron; “guardianship”).1. The fourth son of Issachar (Gen. 46:13; Num. 26:24; 1 Chron. 7:1, “Shimrom,” KJV), and the head of the family of the Shimronites, about 1910 b.c.2. A town of Zebulun (Josh. 19:15), one of those that joined the confederacy under Jabin against Joshua (11:1–5), more

Shimronite

SHIM´RONITE (shimʹron-it). A descendant (Num. 26:24) of Shimron, the son of Issachar.

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