Simeon

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

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