שד

See also: שד׳‎

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ṯdʾ (“breast, pap, teat”). Cognate with Arabic ثَدْي‎ (ṯady, “breast”) and Aramaic תַּדָּא‎ (“breast”).

Pronunciation

Noun

שָׁד • (shad) m (dual indefinite שדיים / שָׁדַיִם‎)

  1. A breast.
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Etymology 2

Root
שׁ־ו־ד‎ (š-w-d)

Compare Aramaic ܫܐܕܐ‎ (šēḏā) and Akkadian 𒀭𒆘 (šēdum, “a protective deity”), from which the former derives.

Pronunciation

Noun

שֵׁד • (shed) m (plural indefinite שֵׁדִים‎, feminine counterpart שֵׁדָה‎)

  1. A demon, devil, fiend, sprite, bogey, fantom, genie, ghost, phantom, poltergeist, shade, spirit.
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Noun

שֹׁד • (shod) m

  1. defective spelling of שוד‎ (“robbery”)

Anagrams

Yiddish

Alternative forms

  • שעד‎ (shed) – Soviet phonetic spelling

Etymology

From Hebrew שֵׁד‎.

Pronunciation

Noun

שד • (sheyd) m, plural שדים‎ (sheydem), feminine שידה‎ (sheyde) or שדיכע‎ (sheydikhe)

  1. demon (in Jewish folklore)
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