שם

Hebrew

Pronunciation

Etymology 1
Root
שׁ־ו־ם‎ (š-w-m)

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

Noun

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

  1. a name
  2. a first name
Declension
Declension of שֵׁם
NumberIsolated formsWith possessive pronouns
StateFormPersonsingularplural
m.f.m.f.
singularindefinite שֵׁם first שְׁמִי‎שְׁמֵנוּ‎
definite הַשֵּׁם‎ second שִׁמְךָ‎שְׁמֵךְ‎שִׁמְכֶם‎שִׁמְכֶן‎
construct שֵׁם־ third שְׁמוֹ‎שְׁמָהּ‎שְׁמָם‎שְׁמָן‎
pluralindefinite שֵׁמוֹת‎ first שמותיי / שְׁמוֹתַי‎שְׁמוֹתֵינוּ‎
definite הַשֵּׁמוֹת‎ second שְׁמוֹתֶיךָ‎שמותייך / שְׁמוֹתַיִךְ‎שְׁמוֹתֵיכֶם‎שְׁמוֹתֵיכֶן‎
construct שְׁמוֹת־‎ third שְׁמוֹתָיו‎שְׁמוֹתֶיהָ‎שְׁמוֹתָם‎שְׁמוֹתָן‎
Derived terms
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 • (shám)

  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 • (shém) m

  1. Shem.
Derived terms
Further reading

Etymology 4
Root
שׂ־י־ם‎ (ś-y-m)

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

Verb

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

  1. to put, place
  2. to turn on (music, television, radio, etc.)
  3. to put on, don (clothing, shoes, etc.)
Conjugation
Conjugation of שָׂם (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first שַׂמְתִּי‎שַׂמְנוּ‎
second שַׂמְתָּ‎שַׂמְתְּ‎שַׂמְתֶּם‎שַׂמְתֶּן‎
third שָׂםשָׂמָה‎שָׂמוּ‎
present שָׂםשָׂמָה‎שָׂמִים‎שָׂמוֹת‎
future first אָשִׂים‎נָשִׂים‎
second תָּשִׂים‎תָּשִׂימִי‎תָּשִׂימוּ‎תָּשֵׂמְנָה‎1
third יָשִׂים‎תָּשִׂים‎יָשִׂימוּ‎תָּשֵׂמְנָה‎1
imperative שִׂים‎שִׂימִי‎שִׂימוּ‎שֵׂמְנָה‎1
notes
  1. Rare in Modern Hebrew.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Further reading

Etymology 5
Root
שׁ־ו־ם‎ (š-w-m)

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 שַׁמְתִּי‎שַׁמְנוּ‎
second שַׁמְתָּ‎שַׁמְתְּ‎שַׁמְתֶּם‎שַׁמְתֶּן‎
third שָׁםשָׁמָה‎שָׁמוּ‎
present שָׁםשָׁמָה‎שָׁמִים‎שָׁמוֹת‎
future first אָשׁוּם‎נָשׁוּם‎
second תָּשׁוּם‎תָּשׁוּמִי‎תָּשׁוּמוּ‎תשומנה / תָּשֹׁמְנָה‎1
third יָשׁוּם‎תָּשׁוּם‎יָשׁוּמוּ‎תשומנה / תָּשֹׁמְנָה‎1
imperative שׁוּם‎שׁוּמִי‎שׁוּמוּ‎שומנה / שֹׁמְנָה‎1
notes
  1. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References
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