Simeon

Simeon or Symeon , in the Bible. 1 Second son of Jacob and Leah and ancestor of the southernmost tribe of Israel. He and his tribe are seldom mentioned individually. 2 Devout man who blessed Jesus when He was presented in the Temple. He uttered Nunc dimittis . 3 Simeon Niger, early Christian, prominent in Antioch. In chapter 15 of the Acts of the Apostles, Simeon appears for the usual Simon, referring to St. Peter.

Simeon Male forename.

In the Bible, Simeon was a Hebrew patriarch, son of Jacob and Leah (Genesis 29:33); also, the tribe of Israel traditionally descended from him.

In the New Testament, Simeon is the name of the singer of the Nunc Dimittis, who recognized the child Jesus in the Temple and gave thanks that he had seen the Messiah; he also prophesied to Mary that a sword would pierce her heart (one of the Seven Sorrows of Mary).
St Simeon Stylites (c.390–459), Syrian monk. After living in a monastic community he became the first to practise an extreme form of asceticism which involved living on top of a pillar; this became a site of pilgrimage.

Simeon
1. Son of Jacob and Leah (Gen. 29: 33), and regarded as founder and ancestor of the tribe Simeon which united with Judah at the time of the conquest of Canaan (Judg. 1: 3–17) but was regarded by the Chronciler as part of the northern kingdom (2 Chron. 15: 9).

2. An elderly man who took the infant Jesus into his arms in the Temple (Luke 2: 25–35) and praised God that he had seen salvation brought to Israel.

2. The Hebrew name of Simon ( Peter), found in 2 Pet. 1: 1.