רימון

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word רימון. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word רימון, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say רימון in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word רימון you have here. The definition of the word רימון will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofרימון, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Hebrew

רימון בשל

Etymology

Root
ר־מ־ם (r-m-m)
1 term

Cognate with Classical Syriac ܪܘܡܢܐ (rummānā) and Arabic رُمَّانٌ (rummān).

Pronunciation

Noun

רימון / רִמּוֹן • (rimón) m (plural indefinite רמונים / רִמּוֹנִים, singular construct רימון / רִמּוֹן־, plural construct רימוני / רִמּוֹנֵי־)

  1. pomegranate (the fruit of the Punica granatum, about the size of an orange with a thick, hard, reddish skin enclosing many seeds, each with an edible pink or red pulp tasting both sweet and tart)
    • Tanach, Song of Songs 8:2, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      אֶנְהָגֲךָ אֲבִיאֲךָ אֶל־בֵּית אִמִּי תְּלַמְּדֵנִי אַשְׁקְךָ מִיַּיִן הָרֶקַח מֵעֲסִיס רִמֹּנִי׃
      Enhagakhá avi'akhá el bét imí telamdéni; ashkekhá miyáyin harékakh, me'asís rimoní
      I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother’s house, That thou mightest instruct me; I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine, Of the juice of my pomegranate.
    • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud. Chagigah, 15b:
      רַבִּי מֵאִיר רִמּוֹן מָצָא תּוֹכוֹ אָכַל קְלִיפָּתוֹ זָרַק
      Rabí Me'ír rimón matzá, tokhó akhál, klipató zarák.
      Rabbi Meir found a pomegranate, ate the inside, threw away the rind.
  2. (Judaism) pomegranate-shaped decoration on the priestly robe
    • Tanach, Exodus 28:34, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      פַּעֲמֹן זָהָב וְרִמֹּון פַּעֲמֹן זָהָב וְרִמֹּון עַל־שׁוּלֵי הַמְּעִיל סָבִיב׃
      Pa'amón zaháv verimón pa'amón zaháv verimón al shulé hame'íl savív
      A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the skirts of the robe round about.
  3. grenade (a small explosive device, designed to be thrown by hand or launched using a rifle, grenade launcher, or rocket)

Declension

Declension of רִמּוֹן
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite רִמּוֹן first רִמּוֹנִי רִמּוֹנֵנוּ
definite הָרִמּוֹן second רִמּוֹנְךָ רִמּוֹנֵךְ רִמּוֹנְכֶם רִמּוֹנְכֶן
construct רִמּוֹן־ third רִמּוֹנוֹ רִמּוֹנָהּ רִמּוֹנָם רִמּוֹנָן
plural indefinite רִמּוֹנִים first רמוניי / רִמּוֹנַי רִמּוֹנֵינוּ
definite הָרִמּוֹנִים second רִמּוֹנֶיךָ רמונייך / רִמּוֹנַיִךְ רִמּוֹנֵיכֶם רִמּוֹנֵיכֶן
construct רִמּוֹנֵי־ third רִמּוֹנָיו רִמּוֹנֶיהָ רִמּוֹנֵיהֶם רִמּוֹנֵיהֶן

Derived terms

References

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia