שֵׁם

shemProper Noun (Masculine)H8035

Shem

From: the same as H8034 (שֵׁם); name;

Short Definition

Shem, a son of Noah (often includ. his posterity)

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at ; son of: Noah (H5146); brother of: Ham (H2526) and Japheth (H3315); father of: Asshur (H0804H), Elam (H5867C), Arpachshad (H0775), Lud (H3865) and Aram (H0758) Also named: Sēm (*Σήμ *"Shem" G4590) § Shem = "name" the eldest son of Noah and progenitor of the Semitic tribes

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

16 times

Appears 16 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Genesis

1 Chronicles

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 1:4
Genesis 10:1
Genesis 10:31
Genesis 5:32
Genesis 9:18

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