שם

Hebrew

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־ו־ם (sh-w-m)
2 terms

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

Noun

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

  1. a name
  2. a first name
Declension
Declension of שֵׁם
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite שֵׁם first שְׁמִי שְׁמֵנוּ
definite הַשֵּׁם second שִׁמְךָ שְׁמֵךְ שִׁמְכֶם שִׁמְכֶן
construct שֵׁם־ third שְׁמוֹ שְׁמָהּ שְׁמָם שְׁמָן
plural indefinite שֵׁמוֹת first שמותיי / שְׁמוֹתַי שְׁמוֹתֵינוּ
definite הַשֵּׁמוֹת second שְׁמוֹתֶיךָ שמותייך / שְׁמוֹתַיִךְ שְׁמוֹתֵיכֶם שְׁמוֹתֵיכֶן
construct שְׁמוֹת־ third שְׁמוֹתָיו שְׁמוֹתֶיהָ שְׁמוֹתָם שְׁמוֹתָן
Derived terms
Further reading

Etymology 2

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

Adverb

שָׁם • (sham)

  1. there (somewhere at some distance from the speaker)
Antonyms
Derived terms
Further reading

Etymology 3

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

    Proper noun

    שֵׁם • (shem) m

    1. (biblical) Shem
    Derived terms
    References

    Etymology 4

    Root
    שׂ־י־ם (s-y-m)
    3 terms

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

    Verb

    שָׂם • (sam) (pa'al construction, future יָשִׂים)

    1. to put, place
    2. to turn on (music, television, radio, etc.)
    3. to put on, don (gloves)
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of שָׂם (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
    non-finite forms to-infinitive לָשִׂים
    action noun שִׂימָה
    finite forms singular plural
    m f m f
    past first שַׂמְתִּי שַׂמְנוּ
    second שַׂמְתָּ שַׂמְתְּ שַׂמְתֶּם שַׂמְתֶּן
    third שָׂם שָׂמָה שָׂמוּ
    present שָׂם שָׂמָה שָׂמִים שָׂמוֹת
    future first אָשִׂים נָשִׂים
    second תָּשִׂים תָּשִׂימִי תָּשִׂימוּ תָּשֵׂמְנָה1
    third יָשִׂים תָּשִׂים יָשִׂימוּ תָּשֵׂמְנָה1
    imperative positive שִׂים שִׂימִי שִׂימוּ שֵׂמְנָה1
    negative אַל + Second person future tense

    1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

    Synonyms
    Derived terms
    Further reading

    Etymology 5

    Root
    שׁ־ו־ם (sh-w-m)
    2 terms

    Verb

    שָׁם • (sham) (pa'al construction)

    1. to assess, appraise: (determined value).
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of שָׁם (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
    non-finite forms to-infinitive לָשׁוּם
    action noun שׁוּמָה
    finite forms singular plural
    m f m f
    past first שַׁמְתִּי שַׁמְנוּ
    second שַׁמְתָּ שַׁמְתְּ שַׁמְתֶּם שַׁמְתֶּן
    third שָׁם שָׁמָה שָׁמוּ
    present שָׁם שָׁמָה שָׁמִים שָׁמוֹת
    future first אָשׁוּם נָשׁוּם
    second תָּשׁוּם תָּשׁוּמִי תָּשׁוּמוּ תשומנה / תָּשֹׁמְנָה1
    third יָשׁוּם תָּשׁוּם יָשׁוּמוּ תשומנה / תָּשֹׁמְנָה1
    imperative positive שׁוּם שׁוּמִי שׁוּמוּ שומנה / שֹׁמְנָה1
    negative אַל + Second person future tense

    1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

    References

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