Simeon

See also: Simeón, Siméon, and Símeon

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Simeon, from Ancient Greek Σῠμεών (Sumeṓn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿōn, “hearkening, listening”), originally referring to Simeon, a son of Jacob. Doublet of Simon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪm.i.ən/
• Homophone: simian

Proper noun

Simeon

1. (biblical) Second son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
2. (biblical) One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Simeon.
3. A male given name from Hebrew.

Quotations

• 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 35:22b-26

  Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: ²³ The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: ²⁴ The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: ²⁵ And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: ²⁶ And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.

• 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Joshua 19:1

  And the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah.

Derived terms

• Simeonite

Translations

second son of Jacob

• Estonian: Siimeon
• Finnish: Simeon
• Hebrew: שִׁמְעוֹן (he) (shimon)
• Latin: Simeōn m
• Macedonian: Симеон m (Simeon)
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• Maori: Himiona
• Portuguese: Simeão (pt) m
• Russian: Симео́н (ru) m (Simeón)
• Spanish: Simeón (es)
• Vietnamese: Simêon

one of the twelve tribes of Israel

• Hebrew: שמעון (he) m (shim'on)
• Macedonian: Симеон m (Simeon)
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• Russian: Симео́н (ru) m (Simeón)

male given name

• Chuvash: Ҫемен (Śemen)
• Estonian: Siim
• Finnish: Simeoni
• Hebrew: שִׁמְעוֹן (he) (shimon)
• Macedonian: Симеон m (Simeon)
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• Maori: Himiona
• Portuguese: Simeão (pt) m
• Russian: Семён (ru) m (Semjón)
• Yakut: Сэмэн (Semen)

See also

• Simeon (Bible) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Neoism, Simone, eonism, mesion, moesin, monies, semion

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Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Simeon, from Old Testament Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (“hearkening, listening”). Also from Spanish Simeon.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: si‧meon

Proper noun

Simeon

1. a male given name from English
2. (biblical) Simeon
3. the tribe of Simeon

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Testament Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (“hearkening, listening”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.me.oːn/, [ˈs̠ɪmeoːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.me.on/, [ˈsiːmeon]

Proper noun

Simeōn m sg (genitive Simeōnis); third declension

1. Simeon (Biblical figure, son of Jacob)
2. other Biblical characters of the same name

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Simeōn
Genitive	Simeōnis
Dative	Simeōnī
Accusative	Simeōnem
Ablative	Simeōne
Vocative	Simeōn

References

• Sĭmĕōn in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,443/1.