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Shem

[ shem ]

noun

  1. the eldest of the three sons of Noah. Genesis 10:21.


Shem

/ ʃɛm /

noun

  1. Old Testament the eldest of Noah's three sons (Genesis 10:21) Douay spellingSemsɛm
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Shem1

From Late Latin Sem, from Greek Sḗm, from Hebrew Shēm, of uncertain origin
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Example Sentences

Noah's—including his barren, adopted daughter Ila, who is betrothed to his son Shem—are.

God shall enlarge Japheth,
 And he shall dwell in the tents of Shem;
 And Canaan shall be his servant.

And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.

And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

An Israeli lawyer says that Shem-Tov, who plead not guilty, was recently rearrested after he broke his house arrest.

The primitive religion of mankind I believe to have been revealed to inspired men, who, like Shem, walked with God.

Shem Dugmore made no move until the fit was over and the sufferer lay quiet.

“I thought maybe you'd heered tell about that whilst you was down yon,” said Shem in a dulled wonder.

Shem stepped lightly to a corner of the cabin and brought forth a rifle and began reloading it afresh from a box of shells.

Then Shem fastened himself in and made ready to start his flight to the lowlands that very night.

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