שִׁמְעוֹן

shim.onProper Noun (Masculine)H8095

Simeon

From: from H8085 (שָׁמַע); hearing;

Short Definition

Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him

Full Lexicon Entry

A man of the tribe of Simeon living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; 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" 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

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

37 times

Appears 37 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Genesis

Numbers

Joshua

1 Chronicles

Ezk

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 2:1
Exodus 6:15
Genesis 34:30
Genesis 49:5
Numbers 1:6

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