Shimeon ~ ስምዖን: “Shimeon” means hearing / SBD, (ዕዝ 10:31) ... [Related term(s):- Simeon, Simon]

The name ‘Shimeon’ is derived from ‘Sman’ (ስማን) ፥ the meaning is ‘hear’/ Ibid.

A lay man of Israel, of the family of Harim, who had married a foreign wife, and divorced her in the time of Ezra, “And of the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,” (Ezr 10:31)
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ስምዖን ~Shimeon, Simeon, Simon: ሰማነ ፣ ሰማ፣ አዳመጠ፣ ተረዳ፣ ተገነዘበ ማለት ነው። [ተዛማጅ ስም- ሲሞን]

‘ስማን’ ከሚለው ቃል የመጣ ስም ነው።

[ሰማ ከሚለው ግስ የተገኘ ነው / መቅቃ]

በነብዩ ዕዝራ ዘመን፥ በባቢሎን በምርኮ፥ እንግዶቹን ሚስቶች አግብተው ፥ አያሌ ልጆችን ከወለዱ ካህናት፥ (ዕዝ 10:31)