שֵׁםShêm

Same root

• שֵׁםshêm · H8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
• ΣήμSḗm · G4590Sem (i.e. Shem), a patriarch

Where it appears

Appears 17 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 5:32 After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
• Genesis 6:10 Noah was the father of three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
• Genesis 7:13 That very day Noah had gone into the boat with his wife and his sons—Shem, Ham, and Japheth—and their wives.
• Genesis 9:18 The sons of Noah who came out of the boat with their father were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Ham is the father of Canaan.)
• Genesis 9:23 Then Shem and Japheth took a robe, held it over their shoulders, and backed into the tent to cover their father. As they did this, they looked the other way so they would not see him naked.
• Genesis 9:26 Then Noah said, “May the Lord, the God of Shem, be blessed, and may Canaan be his servant!