shem

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Definitions

  • n. A reputation.

  • n. A name, title.

Example Sentences

  • “The yeshiva has a good shem, and bochrim from everywhere try to get in.” (Weiser)

  • “By paying so much attention to the grammar in Rashi, he got a shem baal dikduk.” (Weiser)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH שם > Y שם shem

      • Who Uses This

      • Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).

      Alternative Spellings

      sheym, sheim, shaym, shaim

Notes

  • Plural sheimos.

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