shema
IPA: ʃɪmˈʌ
Root Word: Shema
noun
- The central declaration of faith of Judaism, recited at least twice daily by religious Jews.
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Examples of "shema" in Sentences
- We are people over whom that word shema has been written.
- The shema is a recognition -- a unique recognition, in Judaism's earliest days -- that there is but one God.
- From her father she knew that the box was called a mezuzah and that, inside, was a scroll with a prayer, called the shema.
- If you don't know the significance of the word shema--there are variant spellings in English--you really need to follow-up on this.
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