# Shem

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #40,019

## Definitions
1. The oldest son of Noah, brother to Ham and Japheth.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σήμ (Sḗm), from Hebrew שם (Šēm).

## Easily confused with
- **SM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shem-vs-sm)
- **sum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shem-vs-sum)
- **sue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shem-vs-sue)
- **shy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shem-vs-shy)
- **SIM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shem-vs-sim)
- **shi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shem-vs-shi)
- **som** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shem-vs-som)
- **sho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shem-vs-sho)
- **sie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shem-vs-sie)
- **SME** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shem-vs-sme)
- **SSE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shem-vs-sse)
- **shh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shem-vs-shh)
- **soe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shem-vs-soe)
- **STM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shem-vs-stm)
- **SLE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shem-vs-sle)
- **show** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shem-vs-show)
- **shit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shem-vs-shit)
- **shot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shem-vs-shot)
- **ship** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shem-vs-ship)
- **shop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shem-vs-shop)

## Common misspellings (6)
`hsem`, `sehm`, `shemm`, `shhem`, `shme`, `sshem`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shem