שֻׁם shum

Hebrew word for “name” · Strong’s H8036 · used 12 times in 10 verses

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Meaning

name; Aramaic of shem (שֵׁם "name" H8034)

How it is translated

Glosses given for shum in context, with how often each is used:

• name 9
• names 2
• like the name 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Ezra 5 (4), Daniel 2 (2), Daniel 4 (2), Ezra 6 (1), Daniel 5 (1)

Forms

• שׁמה 7
• בשׁם 1
• שׁמהת 1
• שׁמהתהם 1
• שׁם 1
• כשׁם 1

Words used with it

Words that share verses with shum more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• דִּי di “that” 10
• בֵּלְטְשַׁאצַּר beleteshatstsar “Belteshazzar” 4
• דָּנִיֵּאל daniyyel “Daniel” 5
• אֲמַר amar “to say” 5
• חֵלֶם chelem “dream” 4
• אֱלָהּ elah “god” 5
• מֶלֶךְ melekh “king” 5
• יְרוּשָׁלִַם yerushalem “Jerusalem” 3
• שׂוּם sum “to set” 3
• פְּשַׁר peshar “interpretation” 3
• עֲנָה anah “to answer” 3
• אַף aph “also” 2

Key verses

The verses using shum that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Ezra 5:1 — Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of…
• Ezra 5:4 — Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the names of the men that make this building?
• Ezra 5:10 — We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them.
• Ezra 5:14 — And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the…
• Ezra 6:12 — And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which…
• Daniel 2:20 — Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
• Daniel 2:26 — The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation…
• Daniel 4:8 — But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name was Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods: and before…
• Daniel 4:19 — Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream,…
• Daniel 5:12 — Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.