Lexicon :: Strong's G4826 - symeōn

She conceived again, gave birth to a son, and said, “The LORD heard that I am neglected and has given me this son also.” So she named him Simeon.[fn]

“We cannot do this thing,” they said to them. “Giving our sister to an uncircumcised man is a disgrace to us.

On the third day, when they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and killed every male.

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

Leah’s sons were Reuben (Jacob’s firstborn),

Simeon, Levi, Judah,

Issachar, and Zebulun.

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.

Their father Jacob said to them, “It’s me that you make childless. Joseph is gone, and Simeon is gone. Now you want to take Benjamin. Everything happens to me! ”

Then the steward said, “May you be well. Don’t be afraid. Your God and the God of your father must have put treasure in your bags. I received your silver.” Then he brought Simeon out to them.

Simeon’s sons: Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin, Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.

“Your two sons born to you in the land of Egypt before I came to you in Egypt are now mine. Ephraim and Manasseh belong to me just as Reuben and Simeon do.

“Simeon and Levi are brothers;

their knives are vicious weapons.

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;

The sons of Simeon:

Jemuel, Jamin, Ohad, Jachin,

Zohar, and Shaul, the son of a Canaanite woman.

These are the clans of Simeon.

“Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai from Simeon;

The descendants of Simeon: according to their family records by their clans and their ancestral families, those registered counting one by one the names of every male twenty years old or more, everyone who could serve in the army,

“The tribe of Simeon will camp next to it. The leader of the Simeonites is Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, leader of the Simeonites, presented an offering.

Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai was over the division of the tribe of Simeon’s descendants,

Shaphat son of Hori from the tribe of Simeon;

The name of the slain Israelite man, who was struck dead with the Midianite woman, was Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a Simeonite family.[fn]

Simeon’s descendants by their clans:

the Nemuelite clan from Nemuel;

the Jaminite clan from Jamin;

the Jachinite clan from Jachin;

These were the Simeonite clans, numbering 22,200 men.

“Shemuel son of Ammihud from the tribe of Simeon’s descendants;

“When you have crossed the Jordan, these tribes will stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.

The second lot came out for Simeon, for the tribe of his descendants by their clans, but their inheritance was within the inheritance given to Judah’s descendants.

and all the settlements surrounding these cities as far as Baalath-beer (Ramah in the south[fn]).

This was the inheritance of the tribe of Simeon’s descendants by their clans.

The lot came out for the Kohathite clans: The Levites who were the descendants of the priest Aaron received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

The Israelites gave these cities by name from the tribes of the descendants of Judah and Simeon

Judah said to his brother Simeon, “Come with me to my allotted territory, and let’s fight against the Canaanites. I will also go with you to your allotted territory.” So Simeon went with him.

Judah went with his brother Simeon, struck the Canaanites who were living in Zephath, and completely destroyed the town. So they named the town Hormah.

These were Israel’s sons:

Reuben, Simeon, Levi,

Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,

Simeon’s sons: Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul;

Now five hundred men from these sons of Simeon went with Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the descendants of Ishi, as their leaders to Mount Seir.

They assigned by lot the towns named above from the tribes of the descendants of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

From the Simeonites: 7,100 valiant warriors ready for war.

The following were in charge of the tribes of Israel:

For the Reubenites, Eliezer son of Zichri was the chief official;

for the Simeonites, Shephatiah son of Maacah;

Then he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, as well as those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who were residing among them, for they had defected to him from Israel in great numbers when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.

He did the same in the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far as Naphtali and on their surrounding mountain shrines.[fn]

“Next to the territory of Benjamin, from the east side to the west, will be Simeon ​— ​one portion.

“On the south side, which measures 1 ¹/₂ miles, there will be three gates: one, the gate of Simeon; one, the gate of Issachar; and one, the gate of Zebulun.

“the family of Levi’s house by itself and their women by themselves; the family of Shimei[fn] by itself and their women by themselves;