שֵׁם I (b. h.) pr. n. m. Shem, son of Noah. Meg. 9ᵇ (ref. to Gen. IX, 27) דבריו … באהלי שם let the speech of Japheth (Greek) dwell in the tents of Shem; v. יָפְיוּת. Gen. R. s. 63, v. עֵבֶר I. Snh. 69ᵇ. Ex. R. s. 18 the Lord said, חייב אני לשם אביהם וכ׳ I am indebted to their (the Assyrians’) father Shem, because he and Japheth took their cloaks and covered with it &c.; a. fr.
שֵׁם I
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שֵׁם I (b. h.) pr. n. m. Shem , son of Noah. Meg. 9ᵇ (ref. to Gen. IX, 27 ) דבריו … באהלי שם let the speech of Japheth (Greek) dwell in the tents of…
References
- Megillah 9b:4
- Genesis 9:27
- Jastrow, יָפְיוּת 1
- Bereishit Rabbah 63:10
- Jastrow, עֵבֶר I 1
- Sanhedrin 69b:15
- Shemot Rabbah 18:6