Simeon: Meaning and Definition of

Sim•e•on

1. a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
2. one of the 12 tribes of Israel traditionally descended from him.
3. a devout man of Jerusalem who praised God for letting him see the infant Jesus. Luke 2:25–35. Cf.(def. 1).
4. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “harkening.”