A name from Scripture
Simon
SY-mun
Meaning
He has heard; Listening
Hebrew (Shimon) origin · Boy · First in Genesis
What it points to
Simon's name — 'God has heard' — assures us that our prayers, cries, and longings reach God's ears. Every person named Simon in Scripture experienced God's personal attention.
Verses · King James Version
“Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon.”
Genesis 29:33
“And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.”
Mark 15:21