Rimon
/riːˈmoʊn/noun
A transliteration of the Hebrew word for “pomegranate,” also used as a Hebrew personal name and place-name.
Did you know?In the Hebrew Bible, Rimmon can refer both to a pomegranate and to a place or deity-name, showing how one sacred symbol could become a personal or divine name.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*rummān-
“Pomegranate; the reconstructed Semitic ancestor of later forms”
Ancient Akkadian
Akkadian
rummānu
“Pomegranate”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
רִמּוֹן (rimmōn)
“Pomegranate; also a biblical proper name and place-name”
Ancient Aramaic
Aramaic
rummānā
“Pomegranate”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
رُمَّان (rummān)
“Pomegranate”
Modern English
English
Rimon
“A transliteration used for the Hebrew name, place-name, and the word meaning “pomegranate””