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Simeon
Simeon
English
Proper noun
Simeon
- (biblical) Second son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
- (biblical) One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Simeon.
- A male given name.
Quotations
- 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Genesis 35:22b-26
- Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: 23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun: 24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: 25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali: 26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram.
- 1611 — King James Version of the Bible, Joshua 19:1
- And the second lot came forth to Simeon, even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah.
Derived terms
- Simeonite
Translations
second son of Jacob
one of the twelve tribes of Israel
male given name
See also
- Simeon (Bible) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsi.me.oːn/
Proper noun
Simeōn m (genitive Simeōnis); third declension
- Simeon (Biblical figure, son of Jacob)
- other Biblical characters of the same name
Declension
Third declension.
Case | Singular |
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nominative | Simeōn |
genitive | Simeōnis |
dative | Simeōnī |
accusative | Simeōnem |
ablative | Simeōne |
vocative | Simeōn |
References
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Sĭmĕōn”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 1,443/1.