ALL meanings of simeon
Sim·e·on
S s - noun simeon a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33. 1
- noun simeon one of the 12 tribes of Israel traditionally descended from him. 1
- noun simeon a devout man of Jerusalem who praised God for letting him see the infant Jesus. Luke 2:25–35. Compare Nunc Dimittis (def 1). 1
- noun simeon a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “harkening.”. 1
- noun simeon the second son of Jacob and Leah 0
- noun simeon the tribe descended from him 0
- noun simeon the territory once occupied by this tribe in the extreme south of the land of Canaan 0
- noun simeon 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) 0
- noun simeon a masculine name 0
- noun simeon the second son of Jacob and Leah, or the tribe of Israel descended from him: Gen. 29:33; Num. 1:22 0
- noun simeon a pious man who, on seeing the infant Jesus in the Temple, spoke the words later set to the canticle “Nunc Dimittis”: Luke 2:25-32 0