The meaning of “שִׁמְעוֹן”
Understanding Shimʻôwn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Simeon. - § Simeon or Shimeon = "heard" - Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him 1) the 2nd son ...
שִׁמְעוֹן
Simeon. - § Simeon or Shimeon = "heard" - Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him 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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 42:36 | “And 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.” Word: שִׁמְעוֹן (Shimʻôwn) | |
| Numbers 7:36 | “On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai, prince of the children of Simeon, did offer:” Word: שִׁמְעוֹן (Shimʻôwn) | |
| Joshua 19:9 | “Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.” Word: שִׁמְעוֹן (Shimʻôwn) | |
| 1 Chronicles 4:42 | “And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi.” Word: שִׁמְעוֹן (Shimʻôwn) | |
| Ezra 10:31 | “And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,” Word: שִׁמְעוֹן (Shimʻôwn) |