Associations to the word «Shem»

Wiktionary

SHEM, proper noun. (biblical character) The oldest son of Noah, brother to Ham and Japheth.
SHEM, proper noun. A male given name of biblical origin.

Dictionary definition

SHEM, noun. (Old Testament) eldest son of Noah.

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin