simeon
simeon Lexical Profile
• noun
In the Hebrew Bible, the second son of Jacob and Leah and the traditional ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel; also, in the New Testament, a devout man in Jerusalem who recognized the infant Jesus as the Messiah.
"According to the Gospel of Luke, Simeon blessed the child in the temple and spoke a canticle that became known as the Nunc Dimittis."
A male given name of Hebrew origin.
"They decided to name their newborn son Simeon after his great-grandfather."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse the proper name Simeon with the homophone 'simian', an adjective and noun referring to monkeys or apes.
• Rhymes for simeon
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed via Late Latin and Ancient Greek Symeon from the biblical Hebrew name Shim'on, derived from the verbal root shama meaning 'to hear' or 'to listen'.
Usage Trend
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