Hebrew

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Etymology

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    Traditionally derived from שָׁמַע (shamá', to hear, listen).

    Alternatively, Hitzig, W. R. Smith, Stade, and Kerber compare it to Arabic سِمع (the offspring of the hyena and the female wolf); as supports, Smith points to Arabic tribal names Simˤ "a subdivision of the defenders (the Medinites)" and Samˤān "a subdivision of Tamim".[1]

    Pronunciation

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    Proper noun

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    שִׁמְעוֹן (shim'ónm [pattern: קִטְלוֹן]

    1. a male given name, Shimon, equivalent to English Simon
    2. Simeon, Simon (any of several Biblical figures).
      1. (biblical) Simeon (second son of Jacob, by his wife Leah)

    Descendants

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    • Arabic: شمعون (šamʕūn)
    • Arabic: سمعان (simʕān)
    • Classical Syriac: ܫܡܥܘܢ (šemʿōn)
    • Ancient Greek: Σῠμεών (Sumeṓn), Σίμων (Símōn)

    References

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    1. ^ Encyclopædia Biblica: Q to Z, edited by Thomas Kelly Chase. p. 4531