Shem

See also: shem, shém, shěm, and -shëm

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σήμ (Sḗm), from Hebrew שם (Šēm).

Proper noun

Shem

(biblical) The oldest son of Noah, brother to Ham and Japheth.
A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Quotations

1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 9:18:

And the sonnes of Noah that went forth of the Arke, were Shem, and Ham, and Iaphet: and Ham is the father of Canaan.

Related terms

Translations

son of Noah

Arabic: سَام (sām)
Aramaic:
Syriac: ܫܝܡ
Armenian: Սեմ (Sem)
Old Armenian: Սէմ (Sēm)
Czech: Šém m
Finnish: Seem
French: Sem (fr) m
German: Sem (de)
Hindi: शाम (hi) m (śām)
Hungarian: Sém (hu)
Italian: Sem m
Latin: Sem m, Sēmus m
Persian: سام (fa) (sâm)
Polish: Sem (pl) m
Portuguese: Sem m
Russian: Сим (ru) m (Sim)
Spanish: Sem
Vietnamese: Sem

Anagrams

Hems, Mehs, hems, mehs, mesh

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