שִׁמְעוֹןShimʻôwn

Meanings

Same root

• שָׁמַעshâmaʻ · H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
• ΣίμωνSímōn · G4613Simon (i.e. Shimon), the name of nine Israelites
• שִׁמְעֹנִיShimʻônîy · H8099a Shimonite (collectively) or descendants of Shimon

Where it appears

Appears 44 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 29:33 She soon became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She named him Simeon, for she said, “The Lord heard that I was unloved and has given me another son.”
• Genesis 34:25 But three days later, when their wounds were still sore, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, who were Dinah’s full brothers, took their swords and entered the town without opposition. Then they slaughtered every male there,
• Genesis 34:30 Afterward Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have ruined me! You’ve made me stink among all the people of this land—among all the Canaanites and Perizzites. We are so few that they will join forces and crush us. I will be ruined, and my entire household will be wiped out!”
• Genesis 35:23 The sons of Leah were Reuben (Jacob’s oldest son), Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.
• Genesis 42:24 Now he turned away from them and began to weep. When he regained his composure, he spoke to them again. Then he chose Simeon from among them and had him tied up right before their eyes.
• Genesis 42:36 Jacob exclaimed, “You are robbing me of my children! Joseph is gone! Simeon is gone! And now you want to take Benjamin, too. Everything is going against me!”