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Sim·eon (sim′ē ən)

noun

  1. a masculine name
  2. Bible
    1. the second son of Jacob and Leah, or the tribe of Israel descended from him: Gen. 29:33; Num. 1:22
    2. 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

Etymology: LL(Ec) Symeon < Gr(Ec) Symeōn < Heb shimʼon, lit., heard < shamʼa, to hear

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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