שם

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Hebrew

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־ו־ם (š-w-m)

From Proto-Semitic *šim-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *sim- (“name”). Cognate with Arabic اسم (ism, “name”).

Noun

שֵׁם • (shém) m (plural indefinite שֵׁמוֹת, singular construct שֵׁם־, plural construct שְׁמוֹת־)

  1. a name
  2. a first name
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Etymology 2

Compare Arabic ثَمَّ (ṯamma). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Adverb

שָׁם • (shám)

  1. there (somewhere at some distance from the speaker)
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Etymology 3

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Proper noun

שֵׁם • (shém) m

  1. Shem.
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Etymology 4

Root
שׂ־י־ם (ś-y-m)

Compare Ge'ez ሤመ (śemä, “to appoint, to put”).

Verb

שָׂם • (sám) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, future יָשִׂים)

  1. to put, place
  2. to turn on (music, television, radio, etc.)
  3. to put on, don (clothing, shoes, etc.)
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Etymology 5

Root
שׁ־ו־ם (š-w-m)

Verb

שָׁם • (sham) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to assess, appraise: (determined value).
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References

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