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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Further reading

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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