שֵׁם

שֵׁםI (b. h.) pr. n. m. Shem, son of Noah. Meg.9b (ref. to Gen. 9:27) דבריו … באהלי שם let the speech of Japheth (Greek) dwell in the tents of Shem; v. יָפְיוּת. Gen. R. s. 63, v. עֵבֶר I. Snh.69b. Ex. R. s. 18 the Lord said, חייב אני לשם אביהםוכ׳ I am indebted to their (the Assyrians) father Shem, because he and Japheth took their cloaks and covered with it ; a. fr.