simeon
シメオン
解説 Definition
Simeon は主に男性の名前として使われる固有名詞で、日本語では「シメオン」と表されます。聖書に登場する人物名として知られ、現代でも人名として使われることがあります。
Simeon is a masculine personal name of biblical origin, used for several figures in the Bible and occasionally as a modern given name. It is a proper noun and therefore normally begins with a capital letter.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Simeon は聖書に現れ、現代の男性名にも使われる固有名詞なので、通常は Simeon と大文字で書く。ヘブライ語で「聞く」に関係する名とされ、Simon と同じ系統。the teacher asked Simeon のように人を直接指す用法と、「聞く」由来の連想を組み合わせて覚える。
Recognize Simeon first as a biblical and modern masculine name, so write it with an initial capital. Its Hebrew source, Shimʿon, is traditionally connected with the verb “to hear,” providing a useful memory scene: Simeon listens when someone calls his name. Link it with Simon, a closely related English name from the same biblical tradition, but preserve the extra syllable and distinct spelling in Simeon. Contexts such as “Simeon signed his name” clearly identify a person, while “a name that appears in the Bible” signals its historical religious association.
例文
Simeon is a name that appears in the Bible.
シメオンは聖書に登場する名前です。
The teacher asked Simeon to read the next paragraph.
先生はシメオンに次の段落を読むように頼みました。
Simeon signed his name at the bottom of the letter.
シメオンは手紙の下に自分の名前を書きました。
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simeon の語源・成り立ち Etymology
Simeon は聖書由来の名で、ヘブライ語 Shim'on にさかのぼり、語根 shama'「聞く」と結びつきます。ギリシャ語 Symeon、ラテン語 Simeon を経た形で、「聞き入れられた者」という含みを知ると名の重みが見え、関連名に Simon があります。
Simeon is the English form of a biblical personal name derived from Hebrew Shimʿon. The Hebrew name is traditionally linked with the verb shamaʿ, “to hear,” and is often interpreted in terms of being heard or heard by God. It passed through Greek Symeōn and Latin Simeon into English. Simon is a closely related form that developed through a somewhat different Greek and European transmission.
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