Strong's Hebrew · H8095

H8095 Shimʻôwn

שִׁמְעוֹן

shim-one'

Simeon

Shimʻôwn appears 44 times in Scripture, including Genesis 29:33 and Exodus 6:15. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

Shimon, one of Jacob's sons, also the tribe descended from him

In the King James Version

Simeon.

Derivation

from H8085 (שָׁמַע); hearing;

Appears 44 times in Scripture

Genesis 42:24

“And he turned away from them and wept. When he turned back and spoke to them, he took Simeon from them and had him bound before their eyes.”

Genesis 49:5

“Simeon and Levi are brothers; their swords are weapons of violence.”

Genesis 34:25

“Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.”

Genesis 34:30

“Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.””

Genesis 35:23

“The sons of Leah were Reuben the firstborn of Jacob, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun.”

Genesis 46:10

“The sons of Simeon: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanite woman.”

Exodus 6:15

“The sons of Simeon were Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman. These were the clans of Simeon.”

Genesis 43:23

““It is fine,” said the steward. “Do not be afraid. Your God, the God of your father, gave you the treasure that was in your sacks. I received your silver.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.”

Genesis 42:36

“Their father Jacob said to them, “You have deprived me of my sons. Joseph is gone and Simeon is no more. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is going against me!””

Genesis 29:33

“Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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