H8035 H8035
Shem; firstborn son of Noah, ancestor of the Semitic peoples and forefather of Abraham's line.
The personal name Shem (shem, also meaning 'name' or 'renown') designates Noah's eldest son, through whom the line of blessing runs to Abraham and ultimately to Israel. Genesis 9:26 records Noah's oracle: 'Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem,' singling out his line for covenant relationship. The Table of Nations (Gen 10:21-31) traces the Semitic peoples -- Elam, Asshur, Aram, and Eber -- back to him, and the genealogy of Genesis 11:10-26 connects Shem directly to Abram. German translations interestingly render the name as 'Schem,' preserving a closer phonetic echo of the Hebrew.
Senses
1. Shem — The proper name of Noah's firstborn son, progenitor of the Semitic lineage. Blessed by Noah in the oracle of Genesis 9:26-27, listed in the Flood narrative (Gen 5:32; 6:10; 7:13), and featured prominently in the Table of Nations (Gen 10:21-31) and the genealogy linking Noah to Abraham (Gen 11:10-26). Also in 1 Chronicles 1:4, 17, 24 in the same genealogical role. 17×
AR["سام", "سَامٌ", "سَامٍ", "سَامَ", "وَ-سَامٌ", "وَ-لِ-سَامٍ"]·ben["আর-শেমের", "এবং-শেম", "শেম", "শেমের"]·DE["Name", "Schem", "Schems", "und-Schem-", "und-dem-Schem"]·EN["Shem", "and-Shem-", "and-to-Shem"]·FR["Sem", "et-Sem-", "et-à-Sem", "nom"]·heb["ו-ל-שם", "ו-שם", "שם"]·HI["और-शेम-", "और-शेम-को", "शेम", "शेम-का", "शेम-कि", "शेम-के", "शेम-को", "शेम-ने"]·ID["Dan-bagi-Sem", "Sem", "dan-Sem"]·IT["Sem", "e-Sem-", "e-a-Sem", "là"]·jav["Sem", "Sèm", "Sém", "lan-Sem", "lan-dhateng-Sem"]·KO["그리고-셀", "그리고-셈에게도", "셀", "셀-의", "셀-이", "셈", "셈은", "셈의"]·PT["E-para-Shem", "Sem", "Shem", "e-Sem-"]·RU["Сим", "Сима", "Шем", "Шема", "и-Сим-", "и-Симу"]·ES["Sem", "Y-a-Sem", "y-Sem-"]·SW["Na-kwa-Shemu", "Shemu", "na-Shemu-"]·TR["Sam", "Sam'ı", "Sam'ın", "Ve-Sam'a", "ve-Sam-"]·urd["اور-سام", "اور-سام-کو", "سام", "سام-نے", "سام-کا", "سام-کے", "شیم"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. שֵׁם n.pr.m. first son of Noah;—Gn 5:32; 6:10; 7:13; 10:1, 22, 31; 11:10(×2), 11 (all P), 9:18, 23, 26, 27; 10:21 (all J), 1 Ch 1:4, 17, 24; Σημ.