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Name Origin

Shimon is a Hebrew masculine given name meaning 'hearing' or 'he who hears.'

hebrewmasculinebiblicalmeaningfulreligiouslisteningattentive

Famous People

Shimon Peres (1923-2016)

Politician

  • Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1994)
  • Prime Minister of Israel (twice)
  • President of Israel (2007-2014)

Shimon bar Yochai

Rabbi

  • Central figure in Jewish mysticism (Kabbalah)
  • Attributed with authorship of the Zohar