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שֵׁם

shemnameHow to read Hebrew
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. Genesis 25:30שְׁמ֖וֹ
    He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.)
  2. Genesis 26:18שֵׁמ֔וֹת · the same names; כַּשֵּׁמֹ֕ת
    Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the days of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died. And he gave these wells the same names his father had given them.
  3. Genesis 26:20שֵֽׁם־
    But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek, because they contended with him.
  4. Genesis 26:21שְׁמָ֖הּ · it
    Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.
  5. Genesis 26:22שְׁמָהּ֙ · it
    He moved on from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth and said, “At last the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”
  6. Genesis 26:25בְּשֵׁ֣ם · on the name
    So Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the LORD, and he pitched his tent there. His servants also dug a well there.
  7. Genesis 26:33שֵׁם־ · the name
    So he called it Shibah, and to this day the name of the city is Beersheba.
  8. Genesis 27:36שְׁמ֜וֹ
    So Esau declared, “Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me twice. He took my birthright, and now he has taken my blessing.” Then he asked, “Haven’t you saved a blessing for me?”
  9. Genesis 28:19שֵֽׁם־; שֵׁם־ · had been named
    …and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.
  10. Genesis 29:16שֵׁ֤ם · was named; וְשֵׁ֥ם · was named
    Now Laban had two daughters; the older was named Leah, and the younger was named Rachel.
  11. Genesis 29:32שְׁמ֖וֹ
    And Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she named him Reuben, for she said, “The LORD has seen my affliction. Surely my husband will love me now.”
  12. Genesis 29:33שְׁמ֖וֹ
    Again she conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Because the LORD has heard that I am unloved, He has given me this son as well.” So she named him Simeon.
  13. Genesis 29:34שְׁמ֖וֹ
    Once again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.
  14. Genesis 29:35שְׁמ֖וֹ
    And once more she conceived and gave birth to a son and said, “This time I will praise the LORD.” So she named him Judah. Then Leah stopped having children.
  15. Genesis 30:6שְׁמ֖וֹ
    Then Rachel said, “God has vindicated me; He has heard my plea and given me a son.” So she named him Dan.
  16. Genesis 30:8שְׁמ֖וֹ · him
    Then Rachel said, “In my great struggles, I have wrestled with my sister and won.” So she named him Naphtali.
  17. Genesis 30:11שְׁמ֖וֹ · him
    Then Leah said, “How fortunate!” So she named him Gad.
  18. Genesis 30:13שְׁמ֖וֹ · him
    Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.
  19. Genesis 30:18שְׁמ֖וֹ
    Then Leah said, “God has rewarded me for giving my maidservant to my husband.” So she named him Issachar.
  20. Genesis 30:20שְׁמ֖וֹ · him
    “God has given me a good gift,” she said. “This time my husband will honor me, because I have borne him six sons.” And she named him Zebulun.
  21. Genesis 30:21שְׁמָ֖הּ · her
    After that, Leah gave birth to a daughter and named her Dinah.
  22. Genesis 30:24שְׁמ֛וֹ · him
    She named him Joseph, and said, “May the LORD add to me another son.”
  23. Genesis 31:48שְׁמ֖וֹ
    Then Laban declared, “This mound is a witness between you and me this day.” Therefore the place was called Galeed.
  24. Genesis 32:2שֵֽׁם־
    When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God.” So he named that place Mahanaim.
  25. Genesis 32:27שְּׁמֶ֑ךָ · is your name
    “What is your name?” the man asked. “Jacob,” he replied.
  26. Genesis 32:28שִׁמְךָ֔ · Your name
    Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”
  27. Genesis 32:29שְׁמֶ֔ךָ · your name; לִשְׁמִ֑י · my name
    And Jacob requested, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed Jacob there.
  28. Genesis 32:30שֵׁ֥ם
    So Jacob named the place Peniel, saying, “Indeed, I have seen God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”
  29. Genesis 33:17שֵׁם־
    …but Jacob went on to Succoth, where he built a house for himself and shelters for his livestock; that is why the place was called Succoth.
  30. Genesis 35:8שְׁמ֖וֹ · [it]
    Now Deborah, Rebekah’s nurse, died and was buried under the oak below Bethel. So Jacob named it Allon-bacuth.
  31. Genesis 35:10שִׁמְךָ֣ · [Though] your name; שִׁמְךָ֙; שְׁמֶ֔ךָ · your name; שְׁמ֖וֹ · him
    And God said to him, “Though your name is Jacob, you will no longer be called Jacob. Instead, your name will be Israel.” So God named him Israel.
  32. Genesis 35:15שֵׁ֣ם
    Jacob called the place where God had spoken with him Bethel.
  33. Genesis 35:18שְׁמ֖וֹ
    And with her last breath—for she was dying—she named him Ben-oni. But his father called him Benjamin.
  34. Genesis 36:10שְׁמ֣וֹת · are the names
    These are the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz son of Esau’s wife Adah, and Reuel son of Esau’s wife Basemath.
  35. Genesis 36:32וְשֵׁ֥ם · the name
    Bela son of Beor reigned in Edom; the name of his city was Dinhabah.
  36. Genesis 36:35וְשֵׁ֥ם · And the name
    When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, reigned in his place. And the name of his city was Avith.
  37. Genesis 36:39וְשֵׁ֥ם · was named; וְשֵׁ֨ם · name
    When Baal-hanan son of Achbor died, Hadad reigned in his place. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.
  38. Genesis 36:40שְׁמ֞וֹת · are the names; בִּשְׁמֹתָ֑ם · by their names
    These are the names of Esau’s chiefs, according to their families and regions, by their names: Chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
  39. Genesis 38:1וּשְׁמ֥וֹ · named
    About that time, Judah left his brothers and settled near a man named Hirah, an Adullamite.
  40. Genesis 38:2וּשְׁמ֣וֹ · named
    There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua, and he took her as a wife and slept with her.
  41. Genesis 38:3שְׁמ֖וֹ · him
    So she conceived and gave birth to a son, and Judah named him Er.