Shem etsem (שם עצם) means noun in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
שֵׁם עֶצֶם
shem etsem
noun · masculine
In English
noun
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shem etsem.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אחד מחלקי הדיבר והוא מתייחס לכל המילים בלקסיקון, שמצביעות על ישויות בעולם, הן החי, הן הדומם, והן המופשט.
The word Shem etsem is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שֵׁם עֶצֶם
- Written without vowel points
- שם עצם
- Said
- shem etsem
- Root
- ש־ו־מ
- Plural
- שְׁמוֹת עֶצֶם
- Inflections
- ר' שְׁמוֹת עֶצֶם
- Gematria
- 540
This is how Shem etsem is said in other languages.
- English
- noun
- Arabic
- اسم
- Russian
- имя существительное
- Spanish
- sustantivo, substantivo, nombre
- German
- Substantiv
- Yiddish
- סובסטאנטיוו
The word Shem etsem is part of these phrases and sayings.
The word Shem etsem comes from the root ש־ו־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Shem etsem in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shem etsem.
What does Shem etsem (שם עצם) mean in Hebrew?
Shem etsem (שם עצם) means noun. It is said shem etsem, with the stress on e.
Is Shem etsem (שם עצם) masculine or feminine?
The word Shem etsem (שם עצם) is a masculine noun, and its plural is שְׁמוֹת עֶצֶם.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שם עצם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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