English
Simeon
Simeon comes from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן ‘hearkening, listening’.
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEשִׁמְעוֹןšimʿôn‘hearkening, listening’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣῠμεώνSŭmeṓn
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESimeon
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1611same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Biblical Hebrewc. 1000–200 BCEשִׁמְעוֹןšimʿôn‘hearkening, listening’
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEΣῠμεώνSŭmeṓn
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CESimeon
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form
- Englishearliest quotation 1611same form
Earliest quotation: 1611, The Holy Bible, London: […] Robert Barker: “Now the ſonnes of Iacob were twelue. 23 The…”
Every English word from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן
Today it means
name Second son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְעוֹן / Simeon