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שֵׁם

shêm · Hebrew · Strong's H8034 · 864 occurrences

What it means

an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character

a primitive word (perhaps rather from through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare H8064 (שָׁמַיִם));

How the KJV renders it

infame, named, renown, report

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

Questions this word decides

• Is the seventh-day Sabbath binding on Gentiles?
• Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
• Is tithing required for Christians?
• Is the Christian Sabbath Saturday or Sunday?
• Is speaking in tongues for today?
• Is hell eternal conscious torment or annihilation?

Where it appears

864 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.