Shema
a liturgical prayer, prominent in Jewish history and tradition, that is recited daily at the morning and evening services and expresses the Jewish people's ardent faith in and love of God.
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How to use Shema in a sentence
He would often kiss the earth of Israel; at night, he would say the Shema prayer for hours.
Her arrest and detention for uttering the Shema ought to find no sympathy from any Jew.
To the commandments of the tongue belong the reading of the Shema, grace after meals, the priestly benediction, and so on.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikThe Shema was followed by another benediction voicing gratitude for divine redemption.
A Thousand Years of Jewish History | Maurice H. (Maurice Henry) HarrisThe Inquisition was obliged to forbid the uttering of the word "Shema" with a threat of heavy punishment.
History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6) | Heinrich Graetz
In this palace a seal was found bearing a lion and the inscription belonging to Shema, the servant of Jeroboam.
Archology and the Bible | George A. BartonOesterley (in loco) adds that “the very parchment on which the Shema is written is efficacious in keeping demons at a distance.”
Studies in the Epistle of James | A. T. Robertson
British Dictionary definitions for Shema
/ (ʃəˈmɑː) /
the central statement of Jewish belief, the sentence "Hear, O Israel: the Lord is your God; the Lord is One" (Deuteronomy 6:4)
the section of the liturgy consisting of this and related biblical passages, Deuteronomy 6:4–9 and 11:13–21 and Numbers 15:37–41, recited in the morning and evening prayers and on retiring at night
Origin of Shema
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