Hebrew

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Root
שׁ־ו־ם (sh-w-m)

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

Noun

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שֵׁם (shemm (plural indefinite שֵׁמוֹת, singular construct שֵׁם־, plural construct שְׁמוֹת־)

  1. a name
  2. a first name
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Etymology 2

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

Adverb

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שָׁם (sham)

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

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

Proper noun

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שֵׁם (shemm

  1. (biblical) Shem
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Etymology 4

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Root
שׂ־י־ם (s-y-m)

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

Verb

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שָׂם (sam) (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

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Root
שׁ־ו־ם (sh-w-m)

Verb

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שָׁם (sham) (pa'al construction)

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