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  • proper noun biblical Second son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
  • proper noun biblical One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Simeon.
  • proper noun A male given name.

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  • noun (Old Testament) the 2nd son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel

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Old Testament Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן ("hearkening, listening"); Simeon, a son of Jacob.

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