Shema
noun, Judaism.
1.
a liturgical prayer, prominent in Jewish history and tradition, that is recited daily at the morning and evening services and expresses the Jewish people’s ardent faith in and love of God.
noun
1.
the central statement of Jewish belief, the sentence “Hear, O Israel: the Lord is your God; the Lord is One” (Deuteronomy 6:4)
2.
the section of the liturgy consisting of this and related biblical passages, Deuteronomy 6:4–9 and 11:13–21 and Numbers 15:37–41, recited in the morning and evening prayers and on retiring at night
rumour. (1.) A Reubenite (1 Chr. 5:8). (2.) A Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:13). (3.) One who stood by Ezra when he read the law (Neh. 8:4). (4.) A town in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:26); the same as Sheba (ver. 5).
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- Shemaah
rumour, a Benjamite whose sons “came to David to Ziklag” (1 Chr. 12:3).
- Shemaiah
whom Jehovah heard. (1.) A prophet in the reign of Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:22-24). (2.) Neh. 3:29. (3.) A Simeonite (1 Chr. 4:37). (4.) A priest (Neh. 12:42). (5.) A Levite (1 Chr. 9:16). (6.) 1 Chr. 9:14; Neh. 11:15. (7.) A Levite in the time of David, who with 200 of his brethren took […]
- Shegetz
noun, plural shkotzim [shkawt-sim] /ˈʃkɔt sɪm/ (Show IPA). Yiddish: Often Disparaging. 1. a term used especially by a Jew to refer to a boy or man who is not Jewish. 2. a term used especially a Jew to refer to a Jewish boy or man whose attitudes and behavior are felt to resemble those of […]
- She-male
noun 1. (informal) a male-to-female transsexual noun a genetic male who has both male and female characteristics; a male who has undergone surgical feminization Usage Note derogatory slang shemale
- Shemariah
whom Jehovah guards. (1.) One who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:5). (2.) Ezra 10:32, 41.