English Explanatory Dictionary

Symeon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Second son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
  2. One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Symeon.
  3. A male given name from Hebrew.
  4. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪ.mi.ən/

Word forms

Symeon Simeon

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Symeon, from Ancient Greek Σῠμεών (Sŭmeṓn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן (šimʿôn, “hearkening, listening”), originally referring to Simeon, a son of Jacob. Doublet of Simon.

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