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Definition of Shema in English: Shemaproper nounʃɛˈmɑːSHəˈmä A Hebrew text consisting of three passages from the Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 6:4, 11:13–21; Numbers 15:37–41) and beginning ‘Hear O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord’. It forms an important part of Jewish evening and morning prayer and is used as a Jewish confession of faith.
Origin Hebrew, literally 'hear', the first word of Deut. 6:4. Rhymes claimer, crema, defamer, framer, proclaimer, tamer Definition of Shema in US English: Shemaproper nounSHəˈmä A Hebrew text consisting of three passages from the Pentateuch and beginning “Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one.” It forms an important part of Jewish evening and morning prayer and is used as a Jewish confession of faith.
Origin Hebrew, literally ‘hear’, the first word of Deut. 6:4. |