Simeon

[sim-ee-uhn]

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.

Simeon

/ 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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Simeon¹

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

Example Sentences

Target “still grapples to find its design/style authority and consumer disaffection lingers,” Morgan Stanley analyst Simeon Gutman said in a recent note.

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"This was a great day for SpaceX, executing its full mission for the first time and deploying some test dummy satellites along the route," says Dr Simeon Barber, a planetary scientist at the Open University.

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Just as e-commerce hasn’t fully displaced retail, GenAI platforms are unlikely to take over all shopping, notes Simeon Gutman, analyst at Morgan Stanley.

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Independent space experts, such as Dr Simeon Barber of the Open University told BBC News that they were eagerly looking forward to it.

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Dr Simeon Barber, a space scientist at the Open University said that the uncertainty was having a "chilling impact" on the human space programme.

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