Simeon
שִׁמְעוֹןStrong’s H8095shimon (shim-on)
Appears in 39 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Shimon is the Hebrew word usually translated “simeon” and “from simeon”. It appears in 39 verses of the Old Testament.
“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.”
Meaning
- A man of the tribe of Simeon living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.33
- The 2nd son of Jacob by his wife Leah and progenitor of the tribe of Simeon
- An Israelite of the sons of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
How it's translated
- simeon 36
- and simeon 4
- for simeon 2
- to simeon 1
- and from simeon 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Genesis 10
- Numbers 9
- 1 Chronicles 5
- Joshua 4
- Ezekiel 3
- Exodus 2
10 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Genesis 34:25And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.
- Genesis 34:30And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.
- Genesis 35:23The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob’s firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:
- Genesis 42:24And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.
- Genesis 42:36And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me.
- Genesis 43:23And he said, Peace be to you, fear not: your God, and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.
Hebrew dictionary
שִׁמְעוֹן shimon · Simeon
A man of the tribe of Simeon living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.29.33; son of: Israel (H3478) and Leah (H3812); brother of: Reuben (H7205), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074) and Dinah (H1783); half-brother of: Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); married to Canaanite_woman (H3669); father of: Jemuel (H3223), Jamin (H3226), Ohad (H0161), Jachin (H3199), Zerah (H2226L) and Shaul (H7586H) § Simeon or Shimeon = "heard" …
שִׁמְעוֹן shimon · Shimeon
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at Ezr.10.31 § Simeon or Shimeon = "heard" 1) the 2nd son of Jacob by his wife Leah and progenitor of the tribe of Simeon 2) an Israelite of the sons of Bani who had a foreign wife in the time of Ezra
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.