שֵׁם ᴵ m.n. (pl. שֵׁמוֹת) 1 name, designation. 2 reputation, renown, fame. 3 name, as designation of God. [Related to BAram. שֻׁם, Aram. שֵׁם, שְׁמָא, שׁוּם, Syr. שֵׁם, שְׁמָא, OAram., Palm. שם, Mand. שומא, Ugar. shm, Arab. ism, usm, sim, Ethiop. sem, Akka. shumu (= name). Some scholars connect the above names with Arab. wasama (= he branded cattle, stamped, marked, branded), wasm (= branding cattle, stamp, mark, brand).] Derivatives: הַשֵּׁם, בְּשֵׁם, כְּשֵׁם, לְשֵׁם, שֵׁמוֹן, שֵׁמִי ᴵ, שֵׁמָנִי. cp. שְׁמָא.