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Sem

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

Greek form of Shem

(Luke 3:36³⁶Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech, (Luke 3:36)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

See SHEM.

Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:

Number:

4590 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Greek:

Σήμ

Transliteration:

Sem

Phonic:

same

Meaning:

of Hebrew origin (8035); Sem (i.e. Shem), a patriarch

KJV Usage:

Sem

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

Greek for Shem

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Celebrated name; fame:―name mentioned in genealogy of Jesus [SHEM], Luke 3:36. {N omen celebre}