1. Shem - Noun
2. Shem - Proper noun
(Old Testament) eldest son of Noah
Source: WordNetAmong later Hasidic schools: Rebbe Nachman of Breslov (1772–1810), the great-grandson of the Baal Shem Tov, revitalised and further expanded the latter's teachings, amassing a following of thousands in Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania and Poland. Source: Internet
In The Emperor and the Golem, the shem used to activate the Golem had the form of a small ball placed in his forehead. Source: Internet
One Friday evening Rabbi Loew forgot to remove the shem, and feared that the Golem would desecrate the Sabbath. Source: Internet
Rabbi Loew deactivated the Golem on Friday evenings by removing the shem before the Sabbath began, so as to let it rest on Sabbath. Source: Internet
Descendants Genesis 10 According to Genesis 10:22-31 22 The children of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad and Lud and Aram. 23 And the children of Aram; Uz and Hul, and Gether and Mash. Source: Internet
For example, the tales about the Baal Shem Tov were written largely in Yiddish. Source: Internet