Simeon

American  

[sim-ee-uhn] / ˈsɪm i ən /

noun

1. a son of Jacob and Leah. Genesis 29:33.

2. one of the 12 tribes of Israel traditionally descended from him.

3. a devout man of Jerusalem who praised God for letting him see the infant Jesus. Luke 2:25–35.

4. a male given name.

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Simeon British  

/ ˈsɪmɪən /

noun

1. 1. Old Testament the second son of Jacob and Leah

   2. the tribe descended from him

   3. the territory once occupied by this tribe in the extreme south of the land of Canaan

2. 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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Etymology

Origin of Simeon

From Late Latin Symeon, from Greek Symeṓn, from Hebrew Shimʿōn, of uncertain origin and meaning, traditionally translated as “(God) has heard”

Example Sentences

Returning the four-person crew early could delay some experiments and maintenance tasks until the new crew arrive next month, according to Dr Simeon Barber, a space scientist at the Open University.

From BBC

Health Minister Simeon Brown launched a review on Monday into Manage My Health's response to the data breach.

From Barron's

As Tesla pushes to expand FSD into new markets, Simeon Calvert, professor of automated driving at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, says it will have to satisfy regulators on safety questions.

From BBC

“She was willing to make hard decisions to get smaller to get better,” notes Simeon Siegel, equity analyst at Guggenheim Partners.

From The Wall Street Journal

The search for a new CEO could give the stock a grace period as investors ponder the path that Lululemon’s reset could take, wrote Simeon Siegel, an analyst at Guggenheim.

From Barron's