Simeon en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈsɪ.mi.ən/
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.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 35:22–26, column 2:
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(countable, uncountable) 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.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Joshua 19:1, column 2:
- (countable, uncountable) A male given name from Hebrew.
- (countable, uncountable) A surname.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ An unincorporated community in Cherry County, Nebraska, United States.
- (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| Simeons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (44)
bg Симео́н (male given name) · cmn 西默盎 (second son of Jacob) · vi Simêon (second son of Jacob) · mk Симеон (male given name) · scn Simeuni (one of the twelve tribes of Israel) · grc Συμεών (male given name) · onw ⲥⲩⲙⲉⲱⲛ (male given name) · pt Simeão (second son of Jacob) · fi Simeon (second son of Jacob) · chr ᏏᎻᏯᏂ (second son of Jacob) · es Simeón (second son of Jacob) · bg Симео́н (second son of Jacob) · ru Симео́н (second son of Jacob) · he שמעון (one of the twelve tribes of Israel) · mk Симеон (one of the twelve tribes of Israel) · kk Шимеон (second son of Jacob) · mi Himiona (male given name) · grc Συμεών (second son of Jacob) · gu શિમયોન (second son of Jacob) · scn Simeuni (male given name) · hi शिमोन (second son of Jacob) · bg Симео́н (one of the twelve tribes of Israel) · cv Ҫемен (male given name) · sah Сэмэн (male given name) · izh Semena (male given name) · mi Himiona (second son of Jacob) · el Συμεών (male given name) · et Siim (male given name) · ru Симео́н (one of the twelve tribes of Israel) · scn Simeuni (second son of Jacob) · he שִׁמְעוֹן (male given name) · fi Simeoni (male given name) · gd Sìm (male given name) · pt Simeão (male given name) · cmn 西米恩 (male given name) · cmn 西緬 /西缅 (second son of Jacob) · he שִׁמְעוֹן (second son of Jacob) · gd Simeon (second son of Jacob) · mk Симеон (second son of Jacob) · el Συμεών (second son of Jacob) · ru Семён (male given name) · la Simeōn (second son of Jacob) · kk Шимеон (one of the twelve tribes of Israel) · et Siimeon (second son of Jacob)