Genesis 29:33
וַ תַּהַר עֹוד וַ תֵּלֶד בֵּן וַ תֹּאמֶר כִּי שָׁמַע יְהוָה כִּי שְׂנוּאָה אָנֹכִי וַ יִּתֶּן לִי גַּם אֶת זֶה וַ תִּקְרָא שְׁמֹו שִׁמְעֹון
And she is conceiving again, and is bearing a builder, for she has said, `For Yahweh has heard that she-who-is-hated is myself, and he is giving to-myself also this one.` And she is calling-out his name News.957
| 957 | Strong’s #8095, Shimon. Hearing, report, news. Simeon is named from the fact that “Yahweh heard” her. The root is shama, to hear (#8085). The derivative noun shema (#8088) means news, report. And he is, when White hears אֶת-the news [shema] of Heel the builder of his sister, that he is running to meet him… Gen. 29:13 |