2Ki 5:18 | TNotes | STEP | 5:18 The name Rimmon appears in the name Tabrimmon (1 Kgs 15:18 ), the father of Ben-hadad I. In Aramean, the god’s name is properly Ramman ( the thunderer ), a storm-god noted in Assyrian inscriptions. The spelling Rimmon (which means pomegranate ) may reflect a deliberate pun belittling the deity.

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‏ 2 Kings 5:18

5:18 ^a The name Rimmon appears in the name Tabrimmon (1 Kgs 15:18 ^b), the father of Ben-hadad I. In Aramean, the god’s name is properly Ramman (the thunderer), a storm-god noted in Assyrian inscriptions. The spelling Rimmon (which means pomegranate) may reflect a deliberate pun belittling the deity.