שֵׁם
name
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Noun
- A naming word — a person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun type
- Common
- A common noun — a general class of person, place, or thing (“king,” “city,” “water”), not a specific name.
State
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
Gender
- Masculine
- Grammatically masculine.
Number
- Singular
- One.
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
Every verse where H8034 appears in the Book of Psalms — 104 distinct verses. Click any verse to open its interlinear word-by-word view. Verse text shown in the World English Bible for context — . Each verse’s Hebrew form is shown with its reference; the English is not keyword-highlighted, since the data carries no word-level English alignment. Use “Compare translations” on any verse to read it across multiple English versions. This concordance covers the Hebrew Bible; Septuagint (Greek Old Testament) occurrences are not indexed here.
Psalms
- Psalms 5:11 שְׁמֶֽ/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms But let all those who take refuge in you rejoice, Let them always shout for joy, because you defend them. Let them also who love your name be joyful in you.
- Psalms 7:17 שֵֽׁם n c ms cs I will give thanks to Yahweh according to his righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of Yahweh Most High.
- Psalms 8:1 שִׁ֭מְ/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Yahweh, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth, Who has set your glory above the heavens!
- Psalms 8:9 שִׁ֝מְ/ךָ֗ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Yahweh, our Lord, How majestic is your name in all the earth!
- Psalms 9:2 שִׁמְ/ךָ֣ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms I will be glad and rejoice in you. I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
- Psalms 9:5 שְׁמָ֥/ם n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp You have rebuked the nations. You have destroyed the wicked. You have blotted out their name forever and ever.
- Psalms 9:10 שְׁמֶ֑/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Those who know your name will put their trust in you, For you, Yahweh, have not forsaken those who seek you.
- Psalms 16:4 שְׁ֝מוֹתָ֗/ם n c mp cs + sfx pers 3mp Their sorrows shall be multiplied who give gifts to another god. Their drink-offerings of blood I will not offer, Nor take their names on my lips.
- Psalms 18:49 וּ/לְ/שִׁמְ/ךָ֥ conj + prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations, And will sing praises to your name.
- Psalms 20:1 שֵׁ֤ם n c ms cs May Yahweh answer you in the day of trouble. May the name of the God of Jacob set you up on high,
- Psalms 20:5 וּ/בְ/שֵֽׁם conj + prep + n c ms cs We will triumph in your salvation. In the name of our God we will set up our banners: May Yahweh grant all your requests.
- Psalms 20:7 בְּ/שֵׁם prep + n c ms cs Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, But we trust the name of Yahweh our God.
- Psalms 22:22 שִׁמְ/ךָ֣ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms I will declare your name to my brothers. In the midst of the assembly, I will praise you.
- Psalms 23:3 שְׁמֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
- Psalms 25:11 שִׁמְ/ךָ֥ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms For your name's sake, Yahweh, Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.
- Psalms 29:2 שְׁמ֑/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name. Worship Yahweh in holy array.
- Psalms 31:3 שִׁ֝מְ/ךָ֗ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms For you are my rock and my fortress, Therefore for your name's sake lead me and guide me.
- Psalms 33:21 בְ/שֵׁ֖ם prep + n c ms cs For our heart rejoices in him, Because we have trusted in his holy name.
- Psalms 34:3 שְׁמ֣/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Oh magnify Yahweh with me. Let us exalt his name together.
- Psalms 41:5 שְׁמֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms My enemies speak evil against me: "When will he die, and his name perish?"
- Psalms 44:5 בְּ֝/שִׁמְ/ךָ֗ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Through you, will we push down our adversaries. Through your name, will we tread them under who rise up against us.
- Psalms 44:8 וְ/שִׁמְ/ךָ֓ conj + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms In God we have made our boast all day long, We will give thanks to your name forever. Selah.
- Psalms 44:20 שֵׁ֣ם n c ms cs If we have forgotten the name of our God, Or spread forth our hands to a strange god;
- Psalms 45:17 שִׁ֭מְ/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms I will make your name to be remembered in all generations. Therefore the peoples shall give you thanks forever and ever.
- Psalms 48:10 כְּ/שִׁמְ/ךָ֤ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms As is your name, God, So is your praise to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is full of righteousness.
- Psalms 49:11 בִ֝/שְׁמוֹתָ֗/ם prep + n c mp cs + sfx pers 3mp Their inward thought is that their houses will endure forever, And their dwelling places to all generations. They name their lands after themselves.
- Psalms 52:9 שִׁמְ/ךָ֥ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms I will give you thanks forever, because you have done it. I will hope in your name, for it is good, In the presence of your saints.
- Psalms 54:1 בְּ/שִׁמְ/ךָ֣ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Save me, God, by your name. Vindicate me in your might.
- Psalms 54:6 שִּׁמְ/ךָ֖ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms With a free will offering, I will sacrifice to you. I will give thanks to your name, Yahweh, for it is good.
- Psalms 61:5 שְׁמֶֽ/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms For you, God, have heard my vows. You have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.
- Psalms 61:8 שִׁמְ/ךָ֣ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms So I will sing praise to your name forever, That I may fulfill my vows daily.
- Psalms 63:4 בְּ֝/שִׁמְ/ךָ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms So I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in your name.
- Psalms 66:2 שְׁמ֑/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Sing to the glory of his name! Offer glory and praise!
- Psalms 66:4 שִׁמְ/ךָ֣ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms All the earth will worship you, And will sing to you; They will sing to your name." Selah.
- Psalms 68:4 שְׁ֫מ֥/וֹ שְׁמ֗/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Extol him who rides on the clouds: To Yah, his name! Rejoice before him!
- Psalms 69:30 שֵׁם n c ms cs I will praise the name of God with a song, And will magnify him with thanksgiving.
- Psalms 69:36 שְׁ֝מ֗/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms The children also of his servants shall inherit it. Those who love his name shall dwell therein.
- Psalms 72:17 שְׁמ֨/וֹ שְׁ֫מ֥/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms His name endures forever. His name continues as long as the sun. Men shall be blessed by him. All nations will call him blessed.
- Psalms 72:19 שֵׁ֥ם n c ms cs Blessed be his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Amen and amen.
- Psalms 74:7 שְׁמֶֽ/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms They have burned your sanctuary to the ground. They have profaned the dwelling-place of your Name.
- Psalms 74:10 שִׁמְ/ךָ֣ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms How long, God, shall the adversary reproach? Shall the enemy blaspheme your name forever?
- Psalms 74:18 שְׁמֶֽ/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Remember this, that the enemy has mocked you, Yahweh. Foolish people have blasphemed your name.
- Psalms 74:21 שְׁמֶֽ/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Don't let the oppressed return ashamed. Let the poor and needy praise your name.
- Psalms 75:1 שְׁמֶ֑/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms We give thanks to you, God, We give thanks, for your Name is near. Men tell about your wondrous works.
- Psalms 76:1 שְׁמֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms In Judah, God is known. His name is great in Israel.
- Psalms 79:6 בְּ֝/שִׁמְ/ךָ֗ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Pour out your wrath on the nations that don't know you; On the kingdoms that don't call on your name;
- Psalms 79:9 שְׁמֶ֑/ךָ שְׁמֶֽ/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory of your name. Deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name's sake.
- Psalms 80:18 וּ/בְ/שִׁמְ/ךָ֥ conj + prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms So we will not turn away from you. Revive us, and we will call on your name.
- Psalms 83:4 שֵֽׁם n c ms cs "Come," they say, "and let's destroy them as a nation, That the name of Israel may be remembered no more."
- Psalms 83:16 שִׁמְ/ךָ֣ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Fill their faces with confusion, That they may seek your name, Yahweh.
- Psalms 83:18 שִׁמְ/ךָ֣ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms That they may know that you alone, whose name is Yahweh, Are the Most High over all the earth.
- Psalms 86:9 לִ/שְׁמֶֽ/ךָ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms All nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord. They shall glorify your name.
- Psalms 86:11 שְׁמֶֽ/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Teach me your way, Yahweh. I will walk in your truth. Make my heart undivided to fear your name.
- Psalms 86:12 שִׁמְ/ךָ֣ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms I will praise you, Lord my God, with my whole heart. I will glorify your name forevermore.
- Psalms 89:12 בְּ/שִׁמְ/ךָ֥ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms The north and the south, you have created them. Tabor and Hermon rejoice in your name.
- Psalms 89:16 בְּ֭/שִׁמְ/ךָ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted.
- Psalms 89:24 וּ֝/בִ/שְׁמִ֗/י conj + prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs But my faithfulness and my loving kindness will be with him. In my name, his horn will be exalted.
- Psalms 91:14 שְׁמִֽ/י n c ms cs + sfx pers 1cs "Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name.
- Psalms 92:1 לְ/שִׁמְ/ךָ֣ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms It is a good thing to give thanks to Yahweh, To sing praises to your name, Most High;
- Psalms 96:2 שְׁמ֑/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Sing to Yahweh! Bless his name! Proclaim his salvation from day to day!
- Psalms 96:8 שְׁמ֑/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Ascribe to Yahweh the glory due to his name. Bring an offering, and come into his courts.
- Psalms 99:3 שִׁ֭מְ/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Let them praise your great and awesome name. He is Holy!
- Psalms 99:6 שְׁמ֑/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel among those who call on his name; They called on Yahweh, and he answered them.
- Psalms 100:4 שְׁמֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, Into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name.
- Psalms 102:15 שֵׁ֣ם n c ms cs So the nations will fear the name of Yahweh; All the kings of the earth your glory.
- Psalms 102:21 שֵׁ֣ם n c ms cs That men may declare the name of Yahweh in Zion, And his praise in Jerusalem;
- Psalms 103:1 שֵׁ֥ם n c ms cs Praise Yahweh, my soul! All that is within me, praise his holy name!
- Psalms 105:1 בִּ/שְׁמ֑/וֹ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples.
- Psalms 105:3 בְּ/שֵׁ֣ם prep + n c ms cs Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.
- Psalms 106:8 שְׁמ֑/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, That he might make his mighty power known.
- Psalms 106:47 לְ/שֵׁ֣ם prep + n c ms cs Save us, Yahweh, our God, Gather us from among the nations, To give thanks to your holy name, To triumph in your praise!
- Psalms 109:13 שְׁמָֽ/ם n c ms cs + sfx pers 3mp Let his posterity be cut off. In the generation following let their name be blotted out.
- Psalms 109:21 שְׁמֶ֑/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms But deal with me, Yahweh the Lord, for your name's sake, Because your loving kindness is good, deliver me;
- Psalms 111:9 שְׁמֽ/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms He has sent redemption to his people. He has ordained his covenant forever. His name is holy and awesome!
- Psalms 113:1 שֵׁ֥ם n c ms cs Praise Yah! Praise, you servants of Yahweh, Praise the name of Yahweh.
- Psalms 113:2 שֵׁ֣ם n c ms cs Blessed be the name of Yahweh, From this time forth and forevermore.
- Psalms 113:3 שֵׁ֣ם n c ms cs From the rising of the sun to the going down of the same, Yahweh's name is to be praised.
- Psalms 115:1 לְ֭/שִׁמְ/ךָ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Not to us, Yahweh, not to us, But to your name give glory, For your loving kindness, and for your truth's sake.
- Psalms 116:4 וּ/בְ/שֵֽׁם conj + prep + n c ms cs Then called I on the name of Yahweh: "Yahweh, I beg you, deliver my soul."
- Psalms 116:13 וּ/בְ/שֵׁ֖ם conj + prep + n c ms cs I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of Yahweh.
- Psalms 116:17 וּ/בְ/שֵׁ֖ם conj + prep + n c ms cs I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call on the name of Yahweh.
- Psalms 118:10 בְּ/שֵׁ֥ם prep + n c ms cs All the nations surrounded me, But in the name of Yahweh, I cut them off.
- Psalms 118:11 בְּ/שֵׁ֥ם prep + n c ms cs They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me. In the name of Yahweh I indeed cut them off.
- Psalms 118:12 בְּ/שֵׁ֥ם prep + n c ms cs They surrounded me like bees. They are quenched like the burning thorns. In the name of Yahweh I cut them off.
- Psalms 118:26 בְּ/שֵׁ֣ם prep + n c ms cs Blessed is he who comes in the name of Yahweh! We have blessed you out of the house of Yahweh.
- Psalms 119:55 שִׁמְ/ךָ֣ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms I have remembered your name, Yahweh, in the night, And I obey your law.
- Psalms 119:132 שְׁמֶֽ/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Turn to me, and have mercy on me, As you always do to those who love your name.
- Psalms 122:4 לְ/שֵׁ֣ם prep + n c ms cs Where the tribes go up, even Yah's tribes, According to an ordinance for Israel, To give thanks to the name of Yahweh.
- Psalms 124:8 בְּ/שֵׁ֣ם prep + n c ms cs Our help is in the name of Yahweh, Who made heaven and earth.
- Psalms 129:8 בְּ/שֵׁ֣ם prep + n c ms cs Neither do those who go by say, "The blessing of Yahweh be on you. We bless you in the name of Yahweh."
- Psalms 135:1 שֵׁ֣ם n c ms cs Praise Yah! Praise the name of Yahweh! Praise him, you servants of Yahweh,
- Psalms 135:3 לִ֝/שְׁמ֗/וֹ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Praise Yah, for Yahweh is good. Sing praises to his name, for that is pleasant.
- Psalms 135:13 שִׁמְ/ךָ֣ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Your name, Yahweh, endures forever; Your renown, Yahweh, throughout all generations.
- Psalms 138:2 שְׁמֶ֗/ךָ שִׁ֝מְ/ךָ֗ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms I will bow down toward your holy temple, And give thanks to your Name for your loving kindness and for your truth; For you have exalted your Name and your Word above all.
- Psalms 140:13 לִ/שְׁמֶ֑/ךָ prep + n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name. The upright will dwell in your presence.
- Psalms 142:7 שְׁ֫מֶ֥/ךָ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Bring my soul out of prison, That I may give thanks to your name. The righteous will surround me, For you will be good to me.
- Psalms 143:11 שִׁמְ/ךָ֣ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Revive me, Yahweh, for your name's sake. In your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
- Psalms 145:1 שִׁ֝מְ/ךָ֗ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever.
- Psalms 145:2 שִׁ֝מְ/ךָ֗ n c ms cs + sfx pers 2ms Every day I will praise you. I will extol your name forever and ever.
- Psalms 145:21 שֵׁ֥ם n c ms cs My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh. Let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.
- Psalms 147:4 שֵׁמ֥וֹת n c mp He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.
- Psalms 148:5 שֵׁ֣ם n c ms cs Let them praise the name of Yahweh, For he commanded, and they were created.
- Psalms 148:13 שֵׁ֬ם שְׁמ֣/וֹ n c ms cs n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Let them praise the name of Yahweh, For his name alone is exalted. His glory is above the earth and the heavens.
- Psalms 149:3 שְׁמ֣/וֹ n c ms cs + sfx pers 3ms Let them praise his name in the dance! Let them sing praises to him with tambourine and harp!
About this entry
At a glance — auto-summarized from this page’s data, not written by a person. Every figure links to its source below. This summary describes the numbers; it doesn’t interpret them.
“name” is the headline sense of the Hebrew noun שם (shêm). Carrying more than one sense, it rewards its full sense range. The Hebrew Bible uses it across 770 verses — among the most common. First canonically at Genesis 2:11, it enters the text early. It shares a root with שום, שום and תשומת. See the sense tree, 770-verse concordance, and the renderings breakdown below.
Gloss history
Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
About this word
Strong's H8034 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
These counts are not copied from any lexicon or concordance. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged Hebrew Old Testament. What Lemma adds →
- 770
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 770 distinct verses.
- 35 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 35 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #51
- by frequency
- Top 100 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 51 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
View all 770 occurrences in the concordance →
By section of the Old Testament
By traditional corpus
Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 770 distinct verses.
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 307 verses · 40%
- Writings (Ketuvim) 245 verses · 32%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 218 verses · 28%
How translations render this word
Counts come from each version’s own published word-to-Strong’s tagging or interlinear alignment — an approximate guide to how each version renders this word, not a word-level alignment the data otherwise carries. Because each total is that version’s own tagged count, the per-version totals vary from one another and need not match the appearance or distinct-verse counts above. These counts may also differ from a printed concordance because Lemma counts each distinctly tagged rendering and does not collapse phrase taggings into a single head-word total. This is a fixed set of word-tagged versions (KJV, ASV, BSB, ULT) and does not change with the reading translation you choose elsewhere. Each version’s license is shown beside its name below (and on Sources).
BDB lists this Strong’s number as 2 distinct words (homographs). Each count above pools all of them and is not split by sense — see the Senses section below. A low-frequency rendering may belong to a different one of those words, not the primary meaning.
- King James Version†: Name 598×, Names 47×, Is his name 20×
- American Standard Version†: Name 494×, 's name 46×, Names 39×
- Berean Standard Bible†: Name 510×, Names 37×, Named 36×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text†: Name 422×, Name of 254×, Names 58×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H8034 across 858† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 78 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 6 further occurrences.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H8034 across 858† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 133 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H8034 across 769† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 54 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 94 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H8034 across 894† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 39 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
7 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
What do BDB’s symbols mean?
BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 7 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
שם I
- 1. of river Gn 2:11, 13, 14, beasts v 19, 20, city 26:33 (all J) +; שׁ׳ היּוֹם †Ez 24:2, i.e. exact designation of it (+ אֶת־עֶצֶם הַיּ׳ הַזֶּה). e.g. Genesis 2:11
- 2.
- a. usually of pers.: Gn 4:17, 19(×2) (J) +; as signif. 1 S 25:25, cf. Pr 21:24; especially in phr. וַיְהִי אִישׁ … וּשְׁמוֹ אֶלְקָנָה 1 S 1:1, cf. 9:1, 2, Je 37:13 + 28 times; less often as גָּלְיָת שְׁמוֹ 1 S 17:4, cf. Zc 6:12 + 5 times (cf. in Assyrian KraeBAS i. 430); freq. c. קָרָא (q.v. 5 e, 6; Niph. 2, Pu.; note here, נִקְרָא שׁ׳ עַל in token of ownership 2 S 12:28 (v. Dr), Is 4:1); rarely, שִׂים אֶת־שְׁמוֹ אֲבִימֶלֶךְ Ju 8:31, cf. 2 K 17:34; Ne 9:7; וַיָּ֫שֶׂם לָהֶם שׁ׳ Dn 1:7; c. יֵאָמֵר Gn 32:29 (J); change of name is without vb., as Gn 17:15 (P), or (usually) c. יִהְיֶה Gn 35:10 (P) Isr. shall be thy name, cf. 17:5; 1 K 18:31; 1 Ch 22:9, also וַיַּסֵּב אֶת־שְׁמוֹ יְהו׳ 2 K 23:34 = 2 Ch 36:4, cf. 2 K 24:17, and (subj. י׳) שׁ׳ עוֹלָם אֶתֶּן־לוֹ Is 56:5; מַה־שְּׁמֶ֑ךָ Gn 32:28, cf. Ex 3:13; Pr 30:4, מִי שְׁמֶ֑ךָ Ju 13:17; be explicitly mentioned is: וְכֻלָּם בְּשֵׁמוֹת Ezr 10:16, נִקְּבוּ בְשׁ׳ Nu 1:17; 1 Ch 16:41; 2 Ch 28:15; 31:19; Ezr 8:20, הַבָּאִים בְּשׁ׳ 1 Ch 4:38, וַיָּבֹאוּ הַכְּתוּבִים בְּשׁ׳ v 41; of things, וּבְשֵׁמוֹת תִּפְקְדוּ Nu 4:32 (P), + v 27 (read בְּשֵׁמֹת 𝔊 Di Baen Gray); יְדַעְתִּיךָ בְּשֵׁם Ex 33:12 (subj. י׳), i.e. acknowledge thee, personally (as mine), cf. v 17 (both J); בְּשׁ׳ פ׳ as the representative of 1 S 25:5, 9 1 K 21:8 Je 29:25 Est 2:22; 3:12; 8:8(×2), 10 (cf. also 3). e.g. Genesis 4:17
- b. = reputation; (1) וַאֲגַדְּלָה שְׁמֶ֑ךָ Gn 12:2 (J), וְעָשִׂתִי לְךָ שׁ׳ גָּדוֹל כְּשֵׁם הַגְּדֹלִים אֲשֶׁר בָּאָרֶץ 2 S 7:9; †make oneself a name וְנַעֲשֶׂה לָנוּ שׁ׳ Gn 11:4 (J), וַיַּעַשׂ לוֹ שׁ׳ 2 S 8:13, of י׳ Je 32:20, hence Ne 9:10 Dn 9:15, Is 63:12, 14, so c. שׂוּם 2 S 7:23 = 1 Ch 17:21; וַיֵּצֵא לָךְ שֵׁם בְּ׳ Ez 16:14 (cf. 1 Ch 14:17), 2 Ch 26:15 עַד־לְמֵרָחוֹק, v 8 וַיֵּלֶךְ שְׁמוֹ עַד־לְ׳; 2 S 23:18, 22; = fame, glory, Zp 3:19, 20 Ez 39:13.—34:29 read perhaps שָׁלֹם 𝔊 Siegf Be Toy; Co שָׁלֵם; Krae conj. שָׁמֵן; אַנְשֵׁי הַשֵּׁם Gn 6:4 (J), Nu 16:2 (J), אַנְשֵׁי שַׁמוֹת 1 Ch 5:24; 12:31 (van d. H. v 30); c. neg. בְּנֵי בְלִי־שֵׁם Jb 30:8; (2) bad sense, וְהוֹצִא עָלֶיהָ שֵׁם רָ֑ע Dt 22:14, cf. v 19 Ne 6:13; = byword Ez 23:10; טְמֵאַת הַשּׁ׳ 22:5. e.g. Genesis 12:2
- c. especially as giving a man a kind of posthumous life, especially in his sons, אֵין־לִי בֵן בַּעֲבוּר הַזְכִּיר שְׁמִי 2 S 18:18, לְהָקִים לְאָחִיו שֵׁם בְּ׳ Dt 25:7, cf. v 6 Ru 4:5, 10, without whom it is blotted out, etc., Dt 25:6, cf. Nu 27:4 (P), Ru 4:10, so that to destroy one’s name = extirpate family (and שֵׁם sometimes is ‖ זֶרַע) 1 S 24:22 (Gi v 21), 2 S 14:7 (‖ שְׁאֵרִית), so of peoples Dt 7:24; 9:14; 12:3 Is 14:22 +; לֹא יָזָּרַע מִשִּׁמְךָ עוֹד Na 1:14 (of Nineveh); כֵּן יעֲמֹד זַרְעֲכֶם וְשִׁמְכֶם Is 66:22; more abstr. (‖ זֵכֶר) Jb 18:17 Pr 10:7. e.g. 2 Samuel 18:18
- 3. name, as designation of God, specif. of י׳ (especially Je Ez Is 2, 3 ψψ):—first (in Hex) in phr. ק׳ בְּשׁ׳ י׳ Gn 4:26 (J), call with, i.e. use the name י׳ in worship, so 12:8; 13:4; 21:33; 26:35 + (v. קרא 2 c); hence, of place of worship, בְּכָל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר אַזְכִּיר אֶת־שְׁמִי שָׁם Ex 20:24 (Gi v 21); אֶת־שְׁמוֹ שָׁם [לְשַׁכֵּן] לָשׂוּם Dt 12:5, 11 +; בָּנָה בַּיִת לִשְׁמִי 2 S 7:13 + often; people come לְשׁ׳ י׳ Jos 9:9 (RD), so לְמַעַן שׁ׳ 1 K 8:41 = 2 Ch 6:32, Is 60:9; seek it ψ 83:17; swear with בְּשׁ׳ י׳ 1 S 20:42 Dt 6:13; 10:20 Lv 19:12, cf. (לַשָּׁוְא) Ex 20:7(×2) = Dt 5:11(×2); תָּפַשׂ שׁ׳ י׳ Pr 30:9; נִקְרָא שְׁמִי עַל־, etc., in token of ownership (cf. 2 a), Je 7:10 + (v. p. 896 a); = his reputation, fame, c. עָשָׂה לוֹ, v. 1 b (1), cf. Jos 7:9; בְּשׁ׳ י׳, i.e. as his representative Ex 5:23 (J), 1 S 17:45 Dt 10:8 2 S 6:18 2 K 2:24 + (v. 2 a ad fin.); especially as embodying the (revealed) character of י׳: י׳ שְׁמוֹ Am 5:8; 9:6 Je 33:2, זֶה שְּׁמִי לְעֹלָם Ex 3:15 (E; ‖ זֵכֶר; fundamental passage), 6:3 (P); צְבָאוֹת שְׁמוֹ (א׳) י׳ Am 4:13; 5:27 Je 10:16; 46:18 + 10 times Je Is 2, י׳ קַנָּא שְׁמוּ Ex 34:14 (J; cf. 20:5 Na 1:2), קָדוֹשׁ שׁ׳ Is 57:15, שׁ׳ קָדְשִׁי[וֹ] Am 2:7 Ez 39:7; 43:7 ψ 103:1 + often; hence object of knowledge Is 52:6 Je 48:17, יֹדְעֵי שְׁמֶ֑ךָ ψ 9:11 (‖ דֹּרְשֶׁיךָ), love Is 56:6, אֹהֲבֵי שׁ׳ ψ 5:12; 69:37; 119:132, fear 61:6, especially of praise, etc. (הִלֵּל, הִזְכִּיר, הוֹדָה, בֵּרַךְ, etc.): לְשִׁמְךָ אֲזַמֵּר 2 S 22:50 (‖ אוֹדְךָ, and so very often ‖ י׳) = ψ 18:50, cf. 1 Ch 16:10; 29:13 ψ 45:18 Is 26:13 1 K 8:33, 35 = 2 Ch 6:24, 26 ψ 8:2, 10 +; הָבוּ לי׳ כְּבוֹד שְׁמוֹ 29:2; 96:8, and many combinations; opp. חִלֵּל אֶת־שׁ׳ א׳ Lv 18:21 +, נקב שׁ׳ י׳ 24:16, נִאֵץ שׁ׳ ψ 74:10, 18, etc.; הַשּׁ׳ הַנִּכְבָּד וְהַנּוֹרָא Dt 28:58, cf. Ne 1:11, לְמַעַן שִׁמְךָ, in appeals to י׳ to act according to his character Je 14:7, 21 Ez 20:9, 14 Is 48:9; 66:5 ψ 25:11; 31:4 +; שׁ׳ י׳ is powerful agent, בְּשִׁמְךָ הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי 54:3 (‖ בִּגְבוּרָתְךָ), cf. 124:8; of מַלְאַךְ י׳, י׳ says שְׁמִי בְּקִרְבּוֹ Ex 23:21 (E); הַשֵּׁם Lv 24:11 is prob. scribal substitution for word י׳ (already beginning to be thought ineffable, especially c. וַיִּקֹּב cf. GeiUrschr. 273 f. Di Dr-Wh Baen); on development of this usage, and Jewish use of הַשּׁ׳ as personif. or hypostasis, v. LevyNHWB s. v. Jastr s. v..—קָרוֹב שְׁמֶ֑ךָ ψ 75:2 is striking, but doubtful, קֹרְאֵי שׁ׳, Du קָרָנוּ בִשׁ׳ (= קָרָאנוּ). e.g. Genesis 4:26
- 4. of false gods, use forbidden Ex 23:13 (E), Jos 23:7 (RD), cf. Ho 2:19 ψ 16:4; speak בְּשֵׁם אלהים אחרים Dt 18:20; קָרָא בְשׁ׳ א׳ 1 K 18:24, 25, 26; יֵלְכוּ בְשׁ׳ א׳ Mi 4:5. e.g. Exodus 23:13
- 5. = memorial, monument Is 55:13 (‖ אוֹת; so Che Du > = fame Di-Kit), יָד וָשֵׁם טוֹב מִבָּנִים וגו׳ 56:5 (with word-play on שׁ׳ 2 c). e.g. Isaiah 55:13
שם II m. first son of Noah
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
Word origin
I. n.m. 2 S 7:9 name (√ unknown; Thes שׁמה, cf. BaZMG xii (1887), 635; LagBN 160 ושּׁם, Arabic وَسَمَ brand, mark, cf. RSK 213, 303 ff. Köii. 1. 104; NH = BH (especially הַשֵּׁם = יהוה), Ph. שם Lzb 377; Assyrian šumu; Sab. סם HomChr 124; Ethiopic ስmም Arabic إِسْمٌ, أُسْمٌ, سِمٌ, سُمٌ, Aramaic שֵׁם, שְׁמָא, also שׁוּם, שֻׁם (Köii. 1. 512), ܫܶܡ, ܫܡܳܐ, Old Aramaic, Palm. שם Lzb 377);—abs. שׁ׳ Gn 6:4 +; cstr. שׁ׳ Gn 12:8 +, rarely שֶׁם־ 1 S 8:2 +; sf. שְׁמִי Ex 3:15 +, שִׁמְךָ Gn 32:9 +, שְׁמֶ֑ךָ 1 K 18:31 +, etc.; pl. שֵׁמוֹת (rarely שֵׁמֹת) Gn 2:20 +; cstr. שְׁמוֹת Ex 6:16 +, sf. שְׁמוֹתָם Nu 13:4 +, שְׁמוֹתָן Ez 23:4(×2);—name:
II. n.pr.m. first son of Noah;—Gn 5:32; 6:10; 7:13; 10:1, 22, 31; 11:10(×2), 11 (all P), 9:18, 23, 26, 27; 10:21 (all J), 1 Ch 1:4, 17, 24; Σημ.
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Derived from שום (sûwm) (H7760) — to put.
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
שָׁם
- (b. h.) there, thither. Macc. II, 7 אינו יוצא מִשָּׁם לעולם he dare not go away from there (the city of refuge) all his life time; שם תהא דירתו שם וכ׳ there he must live, there he must die &c.; Tosef. ib. III (II), 5. Macc. 4ᵃ שנפל שם which fell thereinto. Ber. V, 4 אם אין שם כהן וכ׳ if no priest besides him is present; a. v. fr.—Cant. R. to VIII, 9 שָׁמָּה, v. רגָּז.—לְשָׁם thither. Ex. R. s. 18; a. fr.
שֵׁם I
- (b. h.) pr. n. m. Shem, son of Noah. Meg. 9ᵇ (ref. to Gen. IX, 27) דבריו … באהלי שם let the speech of Japheth (Greek) dwell in the tents of Shem; v. יָפְיוּת. Gen. R. s. 63, v. עֵבֶר I. Snh. 69ᵇ. Ex. R. s. 18 the Lord said, חייב אני לשם אביהם וכ׳ I am indebted to their (the Assyrians’) father Shem, because he and Japheth took their cloaks and covered with it &c.; a. fr. e.g. Genesis 9:27
שֵׁם II
- v. שׁוּם a. mark, name, title, nature, denomination. Pes. III, 3 לא תקרא לה שם וכ׳ she must not name it (declare it to be Ḥallah) until it is baked. Ter. III, 5 האומר … קרא שם if one says, the priest’s portion of this pile is in it …, he has named it (designated it as T’rumah). Gen. R. s. 25 (ref. to Gen. V, 29) לא השם הוא המדרש … הוא השם וכ׳ the name (נח) and the interpretation (ינחמנו) do not correspond; it ought to be either &c. Ber. II, 8 ליטול … השם, v. נָטַל. Macc. I, 2 לא השם המביאו וכ׳ the title (the legal text) under which the false witness is doomed to lashes, is not the one under which he is bound to pay indemnity. Kinn. I, 3 משם אחד sacrificial birds of the same denomination (intended for the same class of cases), opp. משני שמות of different denominations. Sabb. XII, 3 משם אחד two letters of the alphabet of the same name (אא, בב &c.), opp. משתי שמות two different letters (אב &c.). Ib. שם קטן משם גדול וכ׳ a small name or word as a part (or abbreviation) of a larger one, as שם as a part of שמעון, of שמואל &c. Ib. 103ᵇ שתי אותיות והן שם אחד two identical letters which represent a word, (as שש, which may stand for שֵׁשׁ or שָׂשׂ) &c. Shebu. 3ᵇ, a. fr. לא מן השם הוא זה וכ׳ this comes not under this title (this is not the real reason), but it is because &c. Ker. III, 4 אינו מן השם the offence is not of the same class. Macc. 4ᵇ, a. fr. (על חבירו) מוציא שם רע who spreads an evil report about his neighbor (injures his reputation). Ber. 17ᵃ גדל בשם טוב וכ׳ who has grown up with a good name, and departed life with a good name; a. v. fr.—Esp. הַשֵּׁם or שֵׁם the Divine Name, the Tetragrammaton, contradist. to כינוי attribute; in gen. the Lord. Snh. VII, 5 המגדף … שיפרש השם the blasphemer is not punishable, unless he uses the Name explicitly. Ib. 8 המקלל … בַּשֵּׁם he that curses his father or his mother is not punishable, unless he curses them with the Name. Ib. 56ᵃ בידך את השם בכינוי (not בכינויים) if he curses God by using a divine attribute. Ib. עד שיברך שם בשם unless he curses God and pronounces the Name. Yoma III, 8; IV, 2; VI, 2 (בשם) אנא השם I pray, O Lord (pronouncing the Tetragrammaton). Ib. כשהיו שומעים שם המפורש שהוא יוצא וכ׳ when they heard the Tetragrammaton pronounced &c., v. פָּרַשׁ. Ib. IV, 1 אחד … לַשֵּׁם on one of the lots was written ‘unto the Lord’; של שם the lot bearing the inscription ‘unto the Lord’; a. v. fr.; v. שָׁמַיִם.—Especial uses: כְּשֵׁם שֶׁ־ the same as, as well as. Ber. IX, 5 חייב אדם … כשם שמברך וכ׳ a man is bound to bless God for what is evil as well as he blesses for what is good. Ib. 62ᵃ כשם שנפרעין וכ׳ as well as the dead are called to account &c., v. סַפְדָּן. Sot. V, 1 כשם שהמים … כך וכ׳ as the waters test her, so do they test him. Ib. כשם שאסורה וכ׳, v. בָּעַל; a. v. fr.—בְּשֵׁם, מִשֵּׁם in the name of, in behalf of. Meg. 15ᵃ כל האומר דכר בשם אומרו וכ׳ he who relates a thing in the name of him who said it (gives credit to authority), brings redemption into the world. Peah II, 4 מִשְּׁמוֹ in his own name (as his individual opinion). Y. Taan. I, 64ᵃ הלכה … שאמר משם וכ׳ the rule follows the opinion of …, who said in behalf of &c.; a. v. fr.—לְשֵׁם for the purpose of, for the sake of, as; with reference to. Gitt. 24ᵇ כתב רחמנא לה לִשְׁמָהּ the text (Deut. XXIV, 3) says, ‘unto her’, that means, that it must be written especially for her. Yeb. 47ᵇ, v. שׁוּם II.—Snh. 99ᵇ העוסק בתורה לשמה who studies the Law for its own sake (for no selfish ends). Pes. 50ᵇ לעולם יעסוק … אע"פ שלא לשמה … בא לשמה by all means let a man engage in the study of the Law and in good deeds, even if not for their own sake, for through the work for a selfish purpose he will arrive at the stage of doing good for its own sake. Ib. 13ᵇ, a. e. שחטן לִשְׁמָן וכ׳ if he slaughtered them as such (as festive sacrifices) &c.; זרק דמן שלא לשמן if he sprinkled their blood, having in mind another purpose (another class of sacrifices). Gen. R. s. 25 לשם קרבנו נקרא he was named (נח) with reference to his sacrifice (ניחח, Gen. VIII, 21); לשם נחת וכ׳ he was named (נח) with reference to the rest of the ark (ותנח, Gen. VIII, 4); Yalk. ib. 42 על שם וכ׳; a. v. fr.—עַל שֵׁם (abbrev. ע"ש) with reference to, because. Y. Taan. II, beg. 65ᵃ על שם ואנכי וכ׳ as a reference to (what Abraham said,) ‘and I am but dust and ashes’ (Gen. XVIII, 27). Gen. R. s. 23, v. טְבַרְיָא; a. fr.; v. שׁוּם II.—Pl. שֵׁמוֹת, constr. שְׁמוֹת. Kinn. l. c. Gen. R. s. 26 כל הש׳ הללו וכ׳ all these names indicate rebellion &c., v. מַרְדּוּת I. B. Mets. 114ᵇ עובר בכל הש׳ הללו is guilty under all these titles (texts). Shebu. 35ᵃ יש ש׳ שנמחקין ויש ש׳ וכ׳ there are divine names which may be erased, and such as may not be erased. Y. R. Hash. I, 56ᵈ bot. שְׁ׳ המלאכים, v. מַלְאָךְ; a. fr. e.g. Genesis 5:29
שֵׁם
- Targ. Y. II, Ex. XXXI, 2. Targ. Ps. CXLVII, 4. Targ. O. Gen. VI, 4; a. fr.—Sot. 49ᵃ יהא שְׁמֵיה רבא (abbrev. יה"ש"ר), v. אֲגַדְתָּא. Ab. I, 13, v. נְגַד. Yoma 83ᵇ, v. דּוּק. Ber. 7ᵇ, v. גְּרַם I. Sabb. 8ᵇ (in Hebr. dict.) שמיה הילוך comes under the category of ‘walking’; לא שמיה תשמיש does not come under the category of ‘use.’ Ḥull. 48ᵃ משמיה רר׳ וכ׳ in behalf of &c.; Y. Taan. I, 64ᵃ bot. מן שמיה. Sabb. 145ᵇ שְׁמָאִי my name, v. מָתָא; a. v. fr.—Y. Orl. I, 61ᵃ bot. אית בני נש שְׁמוֹן בריכה וכ׳ there are persons whose name is B’rikah (meaning blessing), as one says, come thou, blessed of the Lord.—Pl. שְׁמָהָן, שְׁמָהָתָא; שְׁמַיָּיא, שְׁמֵי. Targ. Gen. II, 20. Ib. XXVI, 18. Targ. O. Num. I, 5 שְׁמָהַת constr.; Y. שְׁמָהָיַית; a. fr.—Gitt. 11ᵇ שמהתא … בשְׁמָהָתַיְיהוּ other names which Jews frequently adopt for their own, v. נְסַק. Meg. 14ᵇ סניין שְׁמַיְיהוּ, v. סְנֵי; a. fr.
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The 236 distinct written forms H8034 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that state’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
The 60 most common forms are shown; 176 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
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Proper names from this root
People and places named from this root — a name, not an additional meaning of the word.
- ישימאל Yᵉshîymâʼêl H3450 Jesimiel
- שם Shêm H8035 Shem
- שמאבר Shemʼêber H8038 Shemeber
- שמידע Shᵉmîydâʻ H8061 Shemida
- שמירמות Shᵉmîyrâmôwth H8070 Shemiramoth
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 10 — not the complete family. 5 of the same-root words are proper names (people or places). They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 712 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 770 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Genesis 2:11
- Exodus 1:1
- Leviticus 18:21
- Numbers 1:2
- Deuteronomy 3:14
- Joshua 2:1
- Judges 1:10
- Ruth 1:2
- 1 Samuel 1:1
- 2 Samuel 3:7
- 1 Kings 1:47
- 2 Kings 2:24
This is a verse-level parallel only — the same verses exist in both the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. No word-level Hebrew↔Greek correspondence is claimed: the data carries no such alignment, so no Greek word is shown as this Hebrew word’s translation. Coverage is not total — the Septuagint omits the deuterocanon and renumbers the Psalms, so some Hebrew verses have no direct Greek parallel.
