The sonsבְּנֵיof Simeon:שִׁמְעוֹןNemuel,נְמוּאֵלJamin,וְיָמִיןJarib,יָרִיבZerah,זֶרַחSaul;שָׁאוּל
1 Chronicles 4:24
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1 Chronicles 4:24, word by word
- The sonsבְּנֵיbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears- of Simeonשִׁמְעוֹןshimon
Simeon
Simeon, the second son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him. The name sounds like "he heard".
Where else “shimon” appears- Nemuelנְמוּאֵלnemuel
Nemuel
Nemuel, the name of a son of Simeon and of a Reubenite, brother of Dathan and Abiram.
Where else “nemuel” appears- Jaminיָמִיןyamin
Jamin
Jamin, a son of Simeon; also the name of two other Israelites.
Where else “yamin” appears- Jaribיָרִיבyariv
Jarib
Jarib: the name of several Israelites: a son of Simeon (1 Chronicles 4:24) and two men of Ezra's time.
Where else “yariv” appears- Zerahזֶרַחzerach
Zerah
Zerah, the name of several people: above all a son of Judah and Tamar, twin of Perez; also a grandson of Esau, the father of a king of Edom, a Cushite who attacked Judah, and others.
Where else “zerach” appears- Saulשָׁאוּלshaul
Saul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appears
Translation note
In Genesis 46:10 the list of the sons of Simeon is: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Saul; in Numbers 26:12-13: Nemuel, Jamin, Jachin, Zerah, and Saul. Each one is left as it is.
The context
23These were the potters and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah; with the king, in his work, they lived there.
24 · This verse (above)
25Shallum, his son; Mibsam, his son; Mishma, his son.