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Shem

Shem proper noun: the oldest son of Noah, brother to Ham and Japheth.

Proper noun

Shem

  1. The oldest son of Noah, brother to Ham and Japheth.
    • And the sonnes of Noah that went forth of the Arke, were Shem, and Ham, and Iaphet: and Ham is the father of Canaan.
  2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Shem meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Arabic and Persian

Shem in Hindi

son of Noah
शेम śem

Shem in Bengali

son of Noah
সাম śam, সেম Sem

Shem in Arabic

son of Noah
سَام sām

Shem in Persian

son of Noah
سام sâm
More languagesFewer languages
Shem in Vietnamese
Sem

Origin of Shem

From Ancient Greek Σήμ (Sḗm), from Hebrew שם (Šēm).

Words formed from Shem

Phrases with Shem

Questions about Shem

What does Shem mean?
Shem means the oldest son of Noah, brother to Ham and Japheth.
What is Shem in Hindi?
Shem in Hindi is शेम (śem). See Shem meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Shem?
Shem is a proper noun.

Words near Shem in the dictionary

  1. shelvings
  2. Shelvins
  3. shelvy
  4. Shelwick
  5. Shelyak
  6. Shem
  7. Shem HaMephorash
  8. Shema
  9. shemagh
  10. shemaghs
  11. Shemaiah

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