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Definitions for Shema
ʃəˈmɑ, ʃmɑshe·ma

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Shemanoun

    a liturgical prayer (considered to be the essence of Jewish religion) that is recited at least twice daily by adult Jewish males to declare their faith

    "as soon as Leonard learned to talk he was taught to recite the first words of the Shema, the creed of Judaism which originated on Sinai with Moses and is recited daily"

Wiktionary

  1. Shemanoun

    The central creed of Judaism, recited daily by some religious Jews.

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  1. shema

    Shema is a Hebrew prayer from the Torah, central to Jewish liturgy and recited daily in morning and evening prayers. The word Shema means "listen" or "hear" in Hebrew. The prayer essentially proclaims the oneness of God and is considered the most important prayer in Judaism. It consists of three parts taken from the Bible: Deuteronomy 6:4-9, Deuteronomy 11:13-21, and Numbers 15:37-41.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. SHEMA

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Shema is ranked #82044 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Shema surname appeared 230 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Shema.

    83.9% or 193 total occurrences were White.
    8.2% or 19 total occurrences were Black.
    3.4% or 8 total occurrences were Asian.
    3% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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Anagrams for Shema »

  1. haems

  2. hames

  3. ahems

  4. shame

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Shema in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Shema in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Shema in a Sentence

  1. Mike Pence:

    I'm privileged to be joined today by a leader in the Jewish Community here in Michigan who's kind enough to join us today. I thought it might be appropriate if Rabbi Loren Jacobs would come out from Shema Yisrael Synagogue and offer a word of prayer for the fallen, for their families, and for our nation.

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