H8110a H8110a
Shimron, a Canaanite city in Zebulun, ruled by a king defeated by Joshua
A place name referring to a Canaanite city with a king, located in the territory later allotted to Zebulun. In Joshua 11:1, the king of Shimron joined the northern coalition against Israel. In Joshua 19:15, Shimron is listed as one of the towns in Zebulun's inheritance. The name may be related to 'guarding' or 'watching.' There is also a variant form Shimron-meron in Joshua 12:20, possibly referring to the same city or a compound name. The Septuagint offers varied transliterations (Symoon, Someron), showing uncertainty about vocalization. The city's identification with modern archaeological sites remains debated.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Shimron's king participated in the coalition defeated by Joshua at the waters of Merom, part of the northern campaign that secured Israelite control of Galilee. Later, the city itself became part of Zebulun's tribal inheritance, indicating either peaceful settlement or post-conquest allocation. The dual reference (as an enemy city in Joshua 11 and as an Israelite town in Joshua 19) reflects the book's two-part structure: conquest narratives followed by land distribution. The name endures in the tribal geography, anchoring Zebulun's territory in northern Canaan. 2×
AR["شِمْرونَ", "وَ-شِمْرُونُ"]·ben["এবং-শিম্রোন", "শিম্রোণ"]·DE["Shimron", "und-Shimron"]·EN["Shimron", "and-Shimron"]·FR["Shimron", "et-Shimron"]·heb["ו-שמרון", "שמרון"]·HI["और-शिम्रोन", "शिमरोन"]·ID["Syimron", "dan-Simron"]·IT["Shimron", "e-Shimron"]·jav["Simron", "lan-Syimron"]·KO["그리고-심론", "시므론의"]·PT["Shimron", "e-Shimron"]·RU["Шимрона", "и-Шимрон"]·ES["Simrón", "y-Simrón"]·SW["Shimroni", "na-Shimroni"]·TR["ve-Şimron", "Şimron'un"]·urd["اور-شمرون", "شِمرون"]
Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† I. שִׁמְרוֹן n.pr.loc. Canaanite city, with king: Jos 11:1, in Zebulun 19:15, Συμοων, Σομερων, etc., = שׁ׳ מְראוֹן Kt (ש��׳ מְרוֹן Qr) 12:20.