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Shimron-meron

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8112

שִׁמְרוֹן מְראוֹן

shim.ron me.r.on — Shimron-meron

Shimron-meron = "watch-height of Meron" a Canaanite royal city allotted to Zebulun Another name of shim.ron (שִׁמְרוֹן "Shimron" H8110A)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8110

שִׁמְרוֹן

shim.ron — Shimron

Shimron = "watch-height" a Canaanite royal city allotted to Zebulun Also named: shim.ron me.r.on (שִׁמְרוֹן מְראוֹן "Shimron-meron" H8112)

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Historical dictionary entry

The same, probably, as Shimron (Josh. 12:20).

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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