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.
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:
- ὄνομαonoma“name”97%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
864 total
- Psalm 124:8בְּשֵׁ֣ם · is in the nameOur help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
- Psalm 129:8בְּשֵׁ֣ם · in the nameMay none who pass by say to them, “The blessing of the LORD be on you; we bless you in the name of the LORD.”
- Psalm 135:1שֵׁ֣ם · the nameHallelujah! Praise the name of the LORD. Give praise, O servants of the LORD,
- Psalm 135:3לִ֝שְׁמ֗וֹ · to His nameHallelujah, for the LORD is good; sing praises to His name, for it is lovely.
- Psalm 135:13שִׁמְךָ֣ · Your nameYour name, O LORD, endures forever, Your renown, O LORD, through all generations.
- Psalm 138:2שְׁמֶ֗ךָ · to Your name; שִׁ֝מְךָ֗ · Your nameI bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.
- Psalm 140:13לִשְׁמֶ֑ךָ · Your nameSurely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.
- Psalm 142:7שְׁ֫מֶ֥ךָ · Your nameFree my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.
- Psalm 143:11שִׁמְךָ֣ · of Your nameFor the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
- Psalm 145:1שִׁ֝מְךָ֗ · Your nameA Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.
- Psalm 145:2שִׁ֝מְךָ֗ · Your nameEvery day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever.
- Psalm 145:21שֵׁ֥ם · nameMy mouth will declare the praise of the LORD; let every creature bless His holy name forever and ever.
- Psalm 147:4שֵׁמ֥וֹת · by nameHe determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.
- Psalm 148:5שֵׁ֣ם · the nameLet them praise the name of the LORD, for He gave the command and they were created.
- Psalm 148:13שֵׁ֬ם · the name; שְׁמ֣וֹ · His nameLet them praise the name of the LORD, for His name alone is exalted; His splendor is above the earth and the heavens.
- Psalm 149:3שְׁמ֣וֹ · His nameLet them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.
- Proverbs 10:7וְשֵׁ֖ם · but the nameThe memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
- Proverbs 18:10שֵׁ֣ם · The nameThe name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
- Proverbs 21:24שְׁמ֑וֹ · is the nameMocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man—of him who acts with excessive pride.
- Proverbs 22:1שֵׁ֭ם · A good nameA good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.
- Proverbs 30:4שְּׁמ֥וֹ · is His name; שֶּׁם־ · is the nameWho has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son—surely you know!
- Proverbs 30:9שֵׁ֣ם · the nameOtherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.
- Ecclesiastes 6:4שְׁמ֥וֹ · and his nameFor a stillborn child enters in futility and departs in darkness, and his name is shrouded in obscurity.
- Ecclesiastes 6:10שְׁמ֔וֹWhatever exists was named long ago, and it is known what man is; but he cannot contend with one stronger than he.
- Ecclesiastes 7:1שֵׁ֖ם · A good nameA good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.
- Song of Solomon 1:3שְׁמֶ֑ךָ · your nameThe fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.
- Isaiah 4:1שִׁמְךָ֙ · by your nameIn that day seven women will take hold of one man and say, “We will eat our own bread and provide our own clothes. Just let us be called by your name. Take away our disgrace!”
- Isaiah 7:14שְׁמ֖וֹ · HimTherefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
- Isaiah 8:3שְׁמ֔וֹ · himAnd I had relations with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
- Isaiah 9:6שְׁמ֜וֹFor unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
- Isaiah 12:4בִשְׁמ֔וֹ · His name; שְׁמֽוֹ׃ · His name…and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted.
- Isaiah 14:22שֵׁ֥ם · her name“I will rise up against them,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will cut off from Babylon her name and her remnant, her offspring and her posterity,” declares the LORD.
- Isaiah 18:7שֵׁם־ · of the NameAt that time gifts will be brought to the LORD of Hosts—from a people tall and smooth-skinned, from a people widely feared, from a powerful nation of strange speech, whose land is divided by rivers—to Mount Zion, the place of the Name of the LORD of Hosts.
- Isaiah 24:15שֵׁ֥ם · Extol the nameTherefore glorify the LORD in the east. Extol the name of the LORD, the God of Israel in the islands of the sea.
- Isaiah 25:1שִׁמְךָ֔ · Your nameO LORD, You are my God! I will exalt You; I will praise Your name. For You have worked wonders—plans formed long ago—in perfect faithfulness.
- Isaiah 26:8לְשִׁמְךָ֥ · Your nameYes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.
- Isaiah 26:13שְׁמֶֽךָ׃ · but Your nameO LORD our God, other lords besides You have ruled over us, but Your name alone do we confess.
- Isaiah 29:23שְׁמִ֑י · My nameFor when he sees his children around him, the work of My hands, they will honor My name, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and they will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
- Isaiah 30:27שֵׁם־ · the NameBehold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a consuming fire.
- Isaiah 40:26בְּשֵׁ֣ם · by nameLift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.
- Isaiah 41:25בִשְׁמִ֑י · My nameI have raised up one from the north, and he has come—one from the east who calls on My name. He will march over rulers as if they were mortar, like a potter who treads the clay.
- Isaiah 42:8שְׁמִ֑י · is My nameI am the LORD; that is My name! I will not yield My glory to another or My praise to idols.
- Isaiah 43:1בְשִׁמְךָ֖ · you by your nameBut now, this is what the LORD says—He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!
- Isaiah 43:7בִשְׁמִ֔י · by My name…everyone called by My name and created for My glory, whom I have indeed formed and made.”
- Isaiah 44:5בְשֵֽׁם־ · by the name; וּבְשֵׁ֥ם · the nameOne will say, ‘I belong to the LORD,’ another will call himself by the name of Jacob, and still another will write on his hand, ‘The LORD’s,’ and will take the name of Israel.”