/sim"ee euhn/ , n.
1. a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
2. one of the 12 tribes of Israel traditionally descended from him.
3. a devout man of Jerusalem who praised God for letting him see the infant Jesus. Luke 2:25-35. Cf. Nunc Dimittis (def. 1).
4. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning "harkening."