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הָשֵׁם

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Hashem

H2044 noun

SILEX Entry

Root חשם to be wealthy, to accumulate, to enrich

Definition

Proper name designating an Israelite individual listed among the returnees from exile; a personal name, probably meaning 'wealthy' or 'the rich one,' used as a theophoric or descriptive nomenclature in post-exilic period lists.

Semantic Range

proper name, personal name of an Israelite individual, possibly meaning 'wealthy one'; unrelated to later religious circumlocutions

Root / Etymology

Derived most likely from the root חשם, which may carry the meaning 'to be wealthy' or 'to accumulate.' The actual lexical meaning of the name is uncertain; it is not a common noun but functions as a personal name. Etymology is uncertain, though it is possibly related to, or a variant spelling of, חָשֻׁם (Hashum).

Historical & Contextual Notes

הָשֵׁם (Hashem) appears only in Nehemiah 8:4, in a list of those assisting Ezra at the public reading of the Torah to the post-exilic community in Yehud. The name occurs exclusively in this context and does not appear in the genealogical or narrative lists elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible. The transliteration 'Hashem' should not be confused with later Jewish usage of "HaShem" (the Name) as a circumlocution for the divine name—here it is a personal name. The association of the form with 'wealth' is probable, due to the similarity to חָשֻׁם (Hashum), another name in the lists, which is likely derived from a root meaning 'to be wealthy.' There is no evidence that the bearer of this name was of priestly or Levitical descent; he appears among the lay leadership. Standard English translations simply transliterate or anglicize the name. There is no evidence that it refers to a clan, tribe, or non-Israelite group. Later interpretations of the name sometimes conflate it with the much later rabbinic circumlocution for the divine name, but this is anachronistic in the biblical context.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

perhaps from the same as חָשֻׁם; wealthy; Hashem, an Israelite; Hashem.

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Root Family

חשם (ḥ-š-m) — to be wealthy, to accumulate, to enrich

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H2828 חָשֻׁם Enriched-one

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H2044-01 הָשֵׁם֙ hashem HNp Hashem Wealthy One 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H2044-01 1 Chronicles 11:34 הָשֵׁם֙ hashem HNp Hashem Wealthy One
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