Simeon
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Definitions
- 1 (Old Testament) the 2nd son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel wordnet
- 1 Second son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
"Now the ſonnes of Iacob were twelue. 23 The ſonnes of Leah: Reuben Iacobs firſt borne, and Simeon, and Leui, and Iudah, and Iſſachar, and Zebulun. 24 The ſonnes of Rachel: Ioſeph, and Beniamin. 25 And the ſonnes of Bilhah, Rachels handmaid: Dan and Naphtali. 26 And the ſonnes of Zilpah, Leahs handmaid: Gad, and Aſher. Theſe are the ſonnes of Iacob, which were borne to him in Padan Aram."
- 2 One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Simeon.
"And the ſecond lot came foorth to Simeon, euen for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Iudah."
- 3 A male given name from Hebrew.
- 4 A surname.
- 5 An unincorporated community in Cherry County, Nebraska, United States.
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- 6 An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.
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Etymology
From Middle English Simeon, from Latin Simeon, from Ancient Greek Σῠμεών (Sŭmeṓn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿôn, “hearkening, listening”), originally referring to Simeon, a son of Jacob. Doublet of Simon.
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