Simeon,

3 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Simeon
       n : (Old Testament) the 2nd son of Jacob and one of the 12
           patriarchs of Israel

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:



  Simeon
     hearing. (1.) The second son of Jacob by Leah (Gen. 29:33). He
     was associated with Levi in the terrible act of vengeance
     against Hamor and the Shechemites (34:25, 26). He was detained
     by Joseph in Egypt as a hostage (42:24). His father, when dying,
     pronounced a malediction against him (49:5-7). The words in the
     Authorized Version (49:6), "they digged down a wall," ought to
     be, as correctly rendered in the Revised Version, "they houghed
     an ox."
     
       (2.) An aged saint who visited the temple when Jesus was being
     presented before the Lord, and uttered lofty words of
     thankgiving and of prophecy (Luke 2:29-35).
     
       (3.) One of the ancestors of Joseph (Luke 3:30).
     
       (4.) Surnamed Niger, i.e., "black," perhaps from his dark
     complexion, a teacher of some distinction in the church of
     Antioch (Acts 13:1-3). It has been supposed that this was the
     Simon of Cyrene who bore Christ's cross. Note the number of
     nationalities represented in the church at Antioch.
     
       (5.) James (Acts 15:14) thus designates the apostle Peter
     (q.v.).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Simeon, that hears or obeys; that is heard