Bible Dictionary
Shimronmeron
Shimronmeron was a Canaanite royal city whose king was among those defeated by Joshua. The name is probably another form of Shimron.
Definition
Shimronmeron was a royal Canaanite city. Its king was one of the thirty-one kings defeated by Joshua. The name is probably the complete form of Shimron, a city allotted to Zebulun.
Biblical Usage
Shimronmeron appears in Joshua’s list of defeated Canaanite kings. The related name Shimron occurs in the accounts of the northern campaign and Zebulun’s inheritance.
Historical Background
The name is understood as meaning “watch-height of Meron.” The identification with Shimron is probable rather than certain.
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Smith's Bible Dictionary
(watch-height of Meron). The king of Shimron-meron is mentioned as one of the thirty-one kings vanquished by Joshua. (Joshua 12:20) It is probably the complete name of the place elsewhere called Shimron, a city of Zebulun. (Joshua 11:1; 19:15)