Shem

[ shem ]

noun

1. the eldest of the three sons of Noah. Genesis 10:21.

Shem

/ ʃɛm /

noun

1. Old Testament the eldest of Noah's three sons (Genesis 10:21) Douay spellingSemsɛm

Word History and Origins

Origin of Shem¹

From Late Latin Sem, from Greek Sḗm, from Hebrew Shēm, of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

Noah's—including his barren, adopted daughter Ila, who is betrothed to his son Shem—are.

From The Daily Beast

God shall enlarge Japheth,
 And he shall dwell in the tents of Shem;
 And Canaan shall be his servant.

From The Daily Beast

And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.

From The Daily Beast

And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

From The Daily Beast

An Israeli lawyer says that Shem-Tov, who plead not guilty, was recently rearrested after he broke his house arrest.

From The Daily Beast

The primitive religion of mankind I believe to have been revealed to inspired men, who, like Shem, walked with God.

From Project Gutenberg

Shem Dugmore made no move until the fit was over and the sufferer lay quiet.

From Project Gutenberg

“I thought maybe you'd heered tell about that whilst you was down yon,” said Shem in a dulled wonder.

From Project Gutenberg

Shem stepped lightly to a corner of the cabin and brought forth a rifle and began reloading it afresh from a box of shells.

From Project Gutenberg

Then Shem fastened himself in and made ready to start his flight to the lowlands that very night.

From Project Gutenberg