shed

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Definitions

  • n. A ghost, demon in Jewish theology.

Example Sentences

  • "We (humans) have something that sheydim (demons) want. We have bodies." (source)

  • "Foreign gods are called shedim (Deut. 32:17; Ps. 106:37; cf. I Cor. 10:20), rendered 'demons' or 'devils' in most translations." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • TH שד shed > Y שד shed

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

Notes

  • plural: 'sheydim' or 'shedim'

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