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Definition of Shema
1. Noun. 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"
Definition of Shema
1. Proper noun. The central creed of Judaism, recited daily by some religious Jews. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shema
Literary usage of Shema
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to the Critical Study and Knowledge of the Holy Scriptures by Thomas Hartwell Horne (1856)
"As the first of these portions commences with the word shema, that is, hear, they
are collectively termed the Shema, and the reading of them is called ..."
2. A Hebrew Anthology: A Collection of Poems and Dramas Inspired by the Old by George Alexander Kohut (1913)
""Shema Yisrael," is the lesson we learn In the earliest days of our youth. ...
Through Him we prevail: "Shema Yisrael!" "Shema Yisrael;" 'tis our mission ..."
3. Jewish Services in Synagogue and Home by Lewis Naphtali Dembitz (1898)
"CHAPTER III THE Shema IN THE EVENING THE first treatise of the Mishna begins with
... From immemorial times the reading of the Shema has been preceded and ..."
4. The Liturgy and Ritual of the Ante-Nicene Church by Frederick Edward Warren (1897)
"THE Shema.—Two introductory benedictions, called the Shema, ... Shema. 1. '
Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who Greatest light and ..."
5. A Short Survey of the Literature of Rabbinical and Mediæval Judaism by William Oscar Emil Oesterley, George Herbert Box (1920)
"... Shema' We have already seen (p. 154) that this part of the service, concentrating
the mind as it does upon the cardinal tenet of the Jewish faith—belief ..."
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