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Definition of: Simeon
(sim′ē·ən, Ger. zē′mā·ōn)
A masculine personal name. Also Fr. Si·mé·on (sē·mā·ô
′), Pg. Si·ma·ão (sē′mä·ou′) or Si·mão (sē·mou′), Sp. Si·ma·on (sē′mä·ōn′). See also SIMON. [<Hebrew, obedient]
—Simeon
The second son of Jacob, or the tribe descended from him. Gen. xxix 33.
—Simeon
A Biblical personage. See NUNC DIMITTIS.
—Simeon Sty·li·tes (stī·lī′tēz),
390?–459, Syrian ascetic and stylite.
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