שֵׁם

hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine864 occurrences35 books771 verses

Definition

a primitive word [perhaps rather from H7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare H8064]; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
Traditional renderings: base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שֵׁם:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

864 total
  1. Esther 8:10בְּשֵׁם֙ · in the name
    Mordecai wrote in the name of King Xerxes and sealed it with the royal signet ring. He sent the documents by mounted couriers riding on swift horses bred from the royal mares.
  2. Esther 9:26שֵׁ֣ם · the word
    Therefore these days are called Purim, from the word Pur. Because of all the instructions in this letter, and because of all they had seen and experienced,
  3. Job 1:1שְׁמ֑וֹ · whose name [was]
    There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.
  4. Job 1:21שֵׁ֥ם · the name
    …saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”
  5. Job 18:17שֵׁ֥ם · name
    The memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land.
  6. Job 30:8שֵׁ֑ם · nameless
    A senseless and nameless brood, they were driven off the land.
  7. Job 42:14שֵׁם־; וְשֵׁ֥ם; וְשֵׁ֥ם
    He named his first daughter Jemimah, his second Keziah, and his third Keren-happuch.
  8. Psalm 5:11שְׁמֶֽךָ׃ · Your name
    But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.
  9. Psalm 7:17שֵֽׁם־ · to the name
    I will thank the LORD for His righteousness and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
  10. Psalm 8:1שִׁ֭מְךָ · is Your name
    For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of David. O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.
  11. Psalm 8:9שִׁ֝מְךָ֗ · is Your name
    O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth!
  12. Psalm 9:2שִׁמְךָ֣ · to Your name
    I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
  13. Psalm 9:5שְׁמָ֥ם · their name
    You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.
  14. Psalm 9:10שְׁמֶ֑ךָ · Your name
    Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
  15. Psalm 16:4שְׁ֝מוֹתָ֗ם · their names
    Sorrows will multiply to those who chase other gods. I will not pour out their libations of blood, or speak their names with my lips.
  16. Psalm 18:49וּלְשִׁמְךָ֥ · to Your name
    Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
  17. Psalm 20:1שֵׁ֤ם׀ · may the name
    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.
  18. Psalm 20:5וּבְשֵֽׁם־ · in the name
    May we shout for joy at your victory and raise a banner in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your petitions.
  19. Psalm 20:7בְּשֵׁם־ · in the name
    Some trust in chariots and others in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.
  20. Psalm 22:22שִׁמְךָ֣ · Your name
    I will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly.
  21. Psalm 23:3שְׁמֽוֹ׃ · of His name
    He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.
  22. Psalm 25:11שִׁמְךָ֥ · Your name
    For the sake of Your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, for it is great.
  23. Psalm 29:2שְׁמ֑וֹ · due His name
    Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness.
  24. Psalm 31:3שִׁ֝מְךָ֗ · Your name
    For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name.
  25. Psalm 33:21בְשֵׁ֖ם · name
    For our hearts rejoice in Him, since we trust in His holy name.
  26. Psalm 34:3שְׁמ֣וֹ · His name
    Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt His name together.
  27. Psalm 41:5שְׁמֽוֹ׃
    My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?”
  28. Psalm 44:5בְּ֝שִׁמְךָ֗ · through Your name
    Through You we repel our foes; through Your name we trample our enemies.
  29. Psalm 44:8וְשִׁמְךָ֓׀ · and Your name
    In God we have boasted all day long, and Your name we will praise forever. Selah
  30. Psalm 44:20שֵׁ֣ם · the name
    If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
  31. Psalm 45:17שִׁ֭מְךָ · your name
    I will commemorate your name through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you forever and ever.
  32. Psalm 48:10כְּשִׁמְךָ֤ · Your name
    Your name, O God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness.
  33. Psalm 49:11בִ֝שְׁמוֹתָ֗ם
    Their graves are their eternal homes—their dwellings for endless generations—even though their lands were their namesakes.
  34. Psalm 52:9שִׁמְךָ֥ · Your name
    I will praise You forever, because You have done it. I will wait on Your name—for it is good—in the presence of Your saints.
  35. Psalm 54:1בְּשִׁמְךָ֣ · by Your name
    For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. When the Ziphites went to Saul and said, “Is David not hiding among us?” Save me, O God, by Your name, and vindicate me by Your might!
  36. Psalm 54:6שִּׁמְךָ֖ · Your name
    Freely I will sacrifice to You; I will praise Your name, O LORD, for it is good.
  37. Psalm 61:5שְׁמֶֽךָ׃ · Your name
    For You have heard my vows, O God; You have given me the inheritance reserved for those who fear Your name.
  38. Psalm 61:8שִׁמְךָ֣ · to Your name
    Then I will ever sing praise to Your name and fulfill my vows day by day.
  39. Psalm 63:4בְּ֝שִׁמְךָ · in Your name
    So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.
  40. Psalm 66:2שְׁמ֑וֹ · of His name
    Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.
  41. Psalm 66:4שִׁמְךָ֣ · to Your name
    All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah
  42. Psalm 68:4שְׁ֫מ֥וֹ · to His name; שְׁמ֗וֹ · His name
    Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds—His name is the LORD—and rejoice before Him.
  43. Psalm 69:30שֵׁם־ · name
    I will praise God’s name in song and exalt Him with thanksgiving.
  44. Psalm 69:36שְׁ֝מ֗וֹ · His name
    The descendants of His servants will inherit it, and those who love His name will settle in it.
  45. Psalm 72:17שְׁמ֨וֹ · May his name; שְׁ֫מ֥וֹ · may his name
    May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.
  46. Psalm 72:19שֵׁ֥ם · name
    And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.