noun
- a masculine name
- Bible
- the second son of Jacob and Leah, or the tribe of Israel descended from him: Gen. 29:33; Num. 1:22
- 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
Origin:
LL(Ec) Symeon < Gr(Ec) Symeōn < Heb shimʼon, lit., heard < shamʼa, to hear