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Simeonite — Simeonism, n. /sim ee euh nuyt /, n. a member of the Israelite tribe of Simeon. [ < LL Simeonitae (pl.). See SIMEON, ITE1] * * * … Universalium
simeonite — I. ˌnīt noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Late Latin Simeonitae Simeonites, from Simeon, second son of the patriarch Jacob + Latin itae, plural of ita ite : a member of the Hebrew tribe of Simeon II. noun … Useful english dictionary
JUDITH, BOOK OF — JUDITH, BOOK OF, a historical narrative dating from Second Temple times, included by the Septuagint and the canon of the Catholic and Greek churches in the Bible and by the Protestants in the Apocrypha. The story is as follows: Nebuchadnezzar,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SIMEON — (Heb. שִׁמְעוֹן), the second son of Jacob and Leah (Gen. 29:33) and the eponymous ancestor of the tribe of Simeon. The name is formed from the verb shʿm (שמע) with the addition of the suffix on (וֹן), and was given by Leah to her son because the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
The Way of All Flesh (novel) — Infobox Book name = The Way of All Flesh title orig = translator = image caption = author = Samuel Butler illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Semi Autobiographical novel publisher = Grant… … Wikipedia
Zerah — or Zérach (זֶרַח / זָרַח Sunrise , Standard Hebrew Zéraḥ / Záraḥ, Tiberian Hebrew Zéraḥ / Zāraḥ) refers to five different people in the Bible.The Cushite Zerah the Cushite , is an individual mentioned by the Book of Chronicles as having invaded… … Wikipedia
Tribe of Simeon — The Tribe of Simeon (Hebrew Name|שִׁמְעוֹן|Šimʻon|Šimʻôn| Hearkening; listening ) was one of the Tribes of Israel. At its height, the territory it occupied was in the southwest of Canaan, bordered on the east and south by the tribe of Judah; the… … Wikipedia
Shemaiah — Sh maya is a Hebrew from shem and aya : Sky, figuratively, the height or farthest extent of anything. From the particle shem, deriving from the ancient Semitic root ShM name, light, sound, vibration, atmosphere. The aya ending indicates that it… … Wikipedia
Simeon in rabbinic literature — His name is interpreted as meaning he who listens to the words of God (Gen. R. lxxi. 4); or, according to another authority (Midr. ha Gadol to Gen. xxix. 33), it is composed of (= there is sin ), Leah alluding under this name to Zimri, the… … Wikipedia
Amaziah — Strengthened by Jehovah. 1.) A Levite, son of Hilkiah, of the descendants of Ethan the Merarite (1 Chr. 6:45). 2) The son and successor of Joash, and eighth king of the separate kingdom of Judah (2 Kings 14:1 4). He began his reign by… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
