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H8034שֵׁםshem

namePart of speech: Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

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Occurrences by book

  1. 113
  2. 43
  3. 11
  4. 49
  5. 36
  6. 12
  7. 19
  8. 14
  9. 33
  10. 34
  11. 46
  12. 23
  13. 55
  14. 45
  15. 4
  16. 7
  17. 8
  18. 7
  19. 109
  20. 7
  21. 3
  22. 1
  23. 54
  24. 55
  25. 1
  26. 28
  27. 6
  28. 5
  29. 2
  30. 7
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. 4
  34. 1
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. 5
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. 7
  39. 10

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864 occurrences in 771 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. Genesis 16:15

    And Hagar bore Abram a son; and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bore, Ishmael.

    שֶׁם־ shem- “[the] name of”

  2. Genesis 17:5

    Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for the father of a multitude of nations have I made thee.

    שִׁמְךָ֖ (שִׁמְ) shim. “name”שִׁמְךָ֙ (שִׁמְ) shim. “name”

  3. Genesis 17:15

    And God said unto Abraham: 'As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.

    שְׁמָ֖הּ (שְׁמָ֖) she.Ma “name”שְׁמָֽהּ׃ (שְׁמָֽ) she.Ma “name”

  4. Genesis 17:19

    And God said: ''Nay, but Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name Isaac; and I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.

    שְׁמ֖וֹ (שְׁמ֖) she.M “name”

  5. Genesis 19:22

    Hasten thou, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither.' --Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.--

    שֵׁם־ shem- “[the] name of”

  6. Genesis 19:37

    And the first-born bore a son, and called his name Moab--the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.

    שְׁמ֖וֹ (שְׁמ֖) she.M “name”

  7. Genesis 19:38

    And the younger, she also bore a son, and called his name Ben-ammi--the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.

    שְׁמ֖וֹ (שְׁמ֖) she.M “name”

  8. Genesis 21:3

    And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bore to him, Isaac.

    שֶׁם־ shem- “[the] name of”

  9. Genesis 21:33

    And Abraham planted a tamarisk-tree in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the Everlasting God.

    בְּשֵׁ֥ם (שֵׁ֥ם) Shem “[the] name of”

  10. Genesis 22:14

    And Abraham called the name of that place Adonai-jireh; as it is said to this day: 'In the mount where the LORD is seen.'

    שֵֽׁם־ shem- “[the] name of”

  11. Genesis 22:24

    And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she also bore Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah.

    וּשְׁמָ֣הּ (שְׁמָ֣) she.Ma “name”

  12. Genesis 24:29

    And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban; and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the fountain.

    וּשְׁמ֣וֹ (שְׁמ֣) she.M “name”

  13. Genesis 25:1

    And Abraham took another wife, and her name was Keturah.

    וּשְׁמָ֥הּ (שְׁמָ֥) she.Ma “name”

  14. Genesis 25:13

    And these are the names of the sons of Ishmael, by their names, according to their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

    שְׁמוֹת֙ she.moT “[are] [the] names of”בִּשְׁמֹתָ֖ם (שְׁמֹתָ֖) sh.mo.Ta “names”

  15. Genesis 25:16

    these are the sons of Ishmael, and these are their names, by their villages, and by their encampments; twelve princes according to their nations.

    שְׁמֹתָ֔ם (שְׁמֹתָ֔) she.mo.Ta “[are] names”

  16. Genesis 25:25

    And the first came forth ruddy, all over like a hairy mantle; and they called his name Esau.

    שְׁמ֖וֹ (שְׁמ֖) she.M “name”

  17. Genesis 25:26

    And after that came forth his brother, and his hand had hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob. And Isaac was threescore years old when she bore them.

    שְׁמ֖וֹ (שְׁמ֖) she.M “name”

  18. Genesis 25:30

    And Esau said to Jacob: 'Let me swallow, I pray thee, some of this red, red pottage; for I am faint.' Therefore was his name called Edom.

    שְׁמ֖וֹ (שְׁמ֖) she.M “name”

  19. Genesis 26:18

    And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham; and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.

    שֵׁמ֔וֹת she.Mot “names”כַּשֵּׁמֹ֕ת (שֵּׁמֹ֕ת) she.Mot “names”

  20. Genesis 26:20

    And the herdmen of Gerar strove with Isaac's herdmen, saying: 'The water is ours.' And he called the name of the well Esek; because they contended with him.

    שֵֽׁם־ shem- “[the] name of”

  21. Genesis 26:21

    And they digged another well, and they strove for that also. And he called the name of it Sitnah.

    שְׁמָ֖הּ (שְׁמָ֖) she.Ma “name”

  22. Genesis 26:22

    And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not. And he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said: 'For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.'

    שְׁמָהּ֙ (שְׁמָ) she.Ma “name”

  23. Genesis 26:25

    And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there; and there Isaac's servants digged a well.

    בְּשֵׁ֣ם (שֵׁ֣ם) Shem “[the] name of”

  24. Genesis 26:33

    And he called it Shibah. Therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day.

    שֵׁם־ shem- “[the] name of”

  25. Genesis 27:36

    And he said: 'Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing.' And he said: 'Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?'

    שְׁמ֜וֹ (שְׁמ֜) she.M “name”