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שֻׁם

𐤔𐤌

shum

H8036 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

A name; an identifying designation given to a person, place, or entity. In context, may refer to personal or proper names, titles, or appellations that establish identity or differentiate individuals. Also conveys a sense of reputation, fame, or authority, depending upon usage.

Semantic Range

name, designation, title, reputation, fame, authority

Root / Etymology

Aramaic equivalent of the Hebrew noun שֵׁם, derived from root שׁ-מ, meaning 'to mark, designate, name.' The form שֻׁם is the standard term for 'name' in Biblical Aramaic.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In imperial Aramaic and the Aramaic sections of the Hebrew Bible (e.g., Ezra, Daniel), שֻׁם predominately refers to the name as an identifying label, including personal and divine names, lists of officials, and named decrees or proclamations. Like its Hebrew counterpart שֵׁם, the term can extend to notions of reputation or official status (as in someone's 'good name'), though explicit connotations of 'memorial' or 'honor' are context-dependent. In later Aramaic, as in Hebrew, 'name' could further develop nuance related to authority, yet in the biblical corpus, primary focus remains on designation and identity. The English 'name' generally captures its principal use, though contexts of official lists or records (e.g., naming governors, edicts) reflect the bureaucratic setting of Persian-period Aramaic.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

(Aramaic) corresponding to שֵׁם; {an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character}; name.

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

שׁ־מ (shum) — to mark, to name, to designate

Root שׁ־מ to mark, to name, to designate

Word Forms

6 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H8036-05 שְׁמֵ֤/הּ shemeh ANcmsc/Sp3ms name his name his name 7
H8036-01 בְּ/שֻׁ֛ם beshum AR/Ncmsc in the name of in designation-of in the name of 1
H8036-02 כְּ/שֻׁ֣ם keshum AR/Ncmsc according to the name as designation-of as designation-of 1
H8036-03 שְׁמָהָ֣ת shemahat ANcmpc the names of names of names of 1
H8036-04 שְׁמָהָתְ/הֹ֛ם shemahatehom ANcmpc/Sp3mp their names their names their names 1
H8036-06 שֻׁם shum ANcmsc names name of names 1

Occurrences in Scripture

12 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H8036-05 Daniel 2:20 שְׁמֵ֤/הּ shemeh ANcmsc/Sp3ms his name his name his name
H8036-05 Daniel 2:26 שְׁמֵ֖/הּ shemeh ANcmsc/Sp3ms name his name his name
H8036-05 Daniel 4:5 שְׁמֵ֤/הּ shemeh ANcmsc/Sp3ms name his name its name
H8036-02 Daniel 4:5 כְּ/שֻׁ֣ם keshum AR/Ncmsc according to the name as designation-of as designation-of
H8036-05 Daniel 4:16 שְׁמֵ֣/הּ shemeh ANcmsc/Sp3ms name-[is]-his his name his name
H8036-05 Daniel 5:12 שְׁמֵ֖/הּ shemeh ANcmsc/Sp3ms his-name his name his name
H8036-01 Ezra 5:1 בְּ/שֻׁ֛ם beshum AR/Ncmsc in the name of in designation-of in the name of
H8036-03 Ezra 5:4 שְׁמָהָ֣ת shemahat ANcmpc the names of names of names of
H8036-04 Ezra 5:10 שְׁמָהָתְ/הֹ֛ם shemahatehom ANcmpc/Sp3mp their names their names their names
H8036-06 Ezra 5:10 שֻׁם shum ANcmsc names name of names
H8036-05 Ezra 5:14 שְׁמֵ֔/הּ shemeh ANcmsc/Sp3ms whose name his name his name
H8036-05 Ezra 6:12 שְׁמֵ֣/הּ shemeh ANcmsc/Sp3ms his-name his name his name
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