'Simeon' definitions:
Definition of 'Simeon'
From: WordNet
noun
(Old Testament) the 2nd son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel
Definition of 'Simeon'
From: Easton
- Simeon hearing.
- The second son of Jacob by Leah (Gen. 29:33). He was associated with Levi in the terrible act of vengeance against Hamor and the Shechemites (34:25, 26). He was detained by Joseph in Egypt as a hostage (42:24). His father, when dying, pronounced a malediction against him (49:5-7). The words in the Authorized Version (49:6), "they digged down a wall," ought to be, as correctly rendered in the Revised Version, "they houghed an ox."
- An aged saint who visited the temple when Jesus was being presented before the Lord, and uttered lofty words of thankgiving and of prophecy (Luke 2:29-35).
- One of the ancestors of Joseph (Luke 3:30).
- Surnamed Niger, i.e., "black," perhaps from his dark complexion, a teacher of some distinction in the church of Antioch (Acts 13:1-3). It has been supposed that this was the Simon of Cyrene who bore Christ's cross. Note the number of nationalities represented in the church at Antioch.
- James (Acts 15:14) thus designates the apostle Peter (q.v.).
Definition of 'Simeon'
From: Hitchcock
- Simeon, that hears or obeys; that is heard