shem

uncountable · proper noun

A proper noun referring to the eldest son of Noah, as mentioned in the Old Testament.

• 🇷🇺Имя собственное, относящееся к старшему сыну Ноя, упомянутому в Ветхом Завете.

1. Biblical figure C2 formal

   The eldest son of Noah, according to the Old Testament, considered the ancestor of the Semitic peoples.

   • Shem was one of the three sons of Noah who survived the flood.
   • According to tradition, Shem is the progenitor of the Semitic nations.
   • The lineage of Shem is traced in the Book of Genesis.

   🇷🇺Библейский персонаж

• shemites plural form
• shemites' possessive plural form
• shem's possessive singular form