ישימון

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ישימון

  • /je.ʃiˈmon/ Modern Israeli
  • /jə.ʃi(ː)ˈmoːn/

Where it comes from

Possibly related to Hebrew ישימות (yeshimót?, “desolation?”), which is probably a scribal error. Cognate with Classical Syriac ܐܫܝܡܘܢ (ʾăšīmōn).

noun יְשִׁימוֹן · y'shimón · יְשִׁימוֹנִים · יְשִׁימוֹן־ · יְשִׁימוֹנֵי־

  1. poetic desert, wasteland, specifically in regard to the wilderness the Israelites wandered in after the Exodus מִמִּזְרָח וּמִיָּם וּמִכָּל הָאַפְסַיִם מִכֵּפֵי יְשִׁימוֹן וּמִנֵּבֶךְ הַמַּיִם בּוֹעֲרִים לְבָבוֹת, מוּשָׁטוֹת הַיָּדַיִם – הַבַּיְתָה

    Similar: מדבר

proper noun יְשִׁימוֹן · Y'shimón

  1. with definite article a wilderness frequented by David as an outlaw, oftentimes referred to as "(the) Jeshimon"

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"ישימון." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%9F. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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ישימון. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%9F

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"ישימון." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%9F.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ישימון},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%9F},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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