Simeon — the meaning of the Hebrew name שִׁמְעוֹן

שִׁמְעוֹן

Shimʻôwn · pronounced shim-one' · Strong's H8095 · a man

Simeon means hearing.

Built from

שָׁמַע shâmaʻ (from, H8085) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H8085; hearing; Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him.

First appearance

Gen 29:33 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Because the Lord hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon. (KJV)

Every verse that names Simeon

39 occurrences in 39 verses — Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Ezekiel

Gen 29:33Gen 34:25Gen 34:30Gen 35:23Gen 42:24Gen 42:36Gen 43:23Gen 46:10Gen 48:5Gen 49:5Exod 1:2Exod 6:15Num 1:6Num 1:22Num 1:23Num 2:12Num 7:36Num 10:19Num 13:5Num 26:12Num 34:20Deut 27:12Josh 19:1Josh 19:8Josh 19:9Josh 21:9Judg 1:3Judg 1:171Chr 2:11Chr 4:241Chr 4:421Chr 6:501Chr 12:262Chr 15:92Chr 34:6Ezra 10:31Ezek 48:24Ezek 48:25Ezek 48:33

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