Simeon

noun Sim·e·on \ˈsi-mē-ən\

Definition of SIMEON

: a son of Jacob and the traditional eponymous ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel

: a devout man of Jerusalem held to have uttered the Nunc Dimittis on seeing the infant Jesus in the temple

Late Latin, from Greek Symeōn, from Hebrew Shimʽōn

First Known Use: before 12th century

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