שֵׁם

shem

SHAME

name, reputation, renown

Where it comes from

In Hebrew a name is not a label but a standing — what you are known to be, and what can be relied on. To act in someones name is to act on their credit. When God gives Moses his name he is handing over something to spend.

Every place it appears

Strong's H8034. It stands in 771 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament. See them →

Exodus 3:15

And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.

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