שמעון

Hebrew

Etymology

From שָׁמַע‎ (shamá', “to hear, listen”).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃimˈ(ʔ)on/, /ˈʃimon/
(Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʃɪmən/
(Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃimˈʕon/
(Yemenite) IPA^(key): /ʃimˈʕœn/
(Tiberian Hebrew, Biblical) IPA^(key): /ʃimˈʕəˈoːn/

Proper noun

שִׁמְעוֹן • (shim'ón) [pattern: קִטְלוֹן]

A male given name.
Simeon, Simon (any of several Biblical figures).

Descendants

Ancient Greek: Σῠμεών (Sumeṓn)

References

H8095 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979

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