Rimmon
Sign in to saveRimmon or Rimon () is a Hebrew word meaning 'pomegranate'. It appears as a name in the Hebrew Bible where, when translated to Greek, it takes the form Remmon Ρεμμων, Remmōn).
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Rimmon or Rimon () is a Hebrew word meaning 'pomegranate'. It appears as a name in the Hebrew Bible where, when translated to Greek, it takes the form Remmon Ρεμμων, Remmōn).
Rimmon ("pomegranate" in Hebrew) was a Syrian deity mentioned in the Second Book of Kings (), to whom a temple was dedicated. In Syria, this storm god was also known as Hadad (interpreted to mean "the breast" in Biblical Hebrew) or Baal ("the Lord"), and in Assyria as Ramanu ("the thunderer", when borrowed from Akkadian - cf. Akkadian ramanu, "to roar").
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