רימון

Hebrew
A pomegranate on its tree

Etymology

Compare Arabic رُمَّانٌ (rummān) and Classical Syriac ܪܘܡܢܐ (rummānā), ܐܪܡܘܢܐ (ʾarmōnā).

Pronunciation
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʁiˈmon/
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Noun

רימון / רִמּוֹן • (rimón) m (plural indefinite רמונים / רִמּוֹנִים)

  1. pomegranate (fruit)
    • 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 (weapon)

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