Simeon
[ sim-ee-uhn ]
/ ˈsɪm i ən /
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noun
a son of Jacob and Leah. Genesis 29:33.
one of the 12 tribes of Israel traditionally descended from him.
a devout man of Jerusalem who praised God for letting him see the infant Jesus. Luke 2:25–35.See also Nunc Dimittis (def. 1).
a male given name.
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Origin of Simeon
From Late Latin Symeon, from Greek Symeṓn, from Hebrew Shimʿōn, of uncertain origin and meaning, traditionally translated as “(God) has heard”
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Simeon
/ (ˈsɪmɪən) /
noun
- Old Testament the second son of Jacob and Leah
- the tribe descended from him
- the territory once occupied by this tribe in the extreme south of the land of Canaan
New Testament a devout Jew, who recognized the infant Jesus as the Messiah and uttered the canticle Nunc Dimittis over him in the Temple (Luke 2:25–35)
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