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Sim•e•on



Pronunciation: (sim'ē-un), [key]
—n.
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. Nunc Dimittis (def. 1).
4. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “harkening.”

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

SimenonSimeon ben Yohai
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