Original Language Studio
Genesis 49:5
“Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שִׁמְעוֹןShimʻôwn · shim-one'
H8095 · Hebrew
H8095 · Hebrew
- Definition
- Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him
- Derivation
- from H8085 (שָׁמַע); hearing;
- KJV renderings
- Simeon.
- Grammar
- שִׁמְע֥וֹן — proper noun
- Usage
- Occurs 44 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 29:33Genesis 34:25Genesis 34:30Genesis 35:23Genesis 42:24
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שִׁמְעוֹן here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.