--- title: S — The Judaism dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 3 description: The 825 words of the Judaism dictionary under S, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/page/3/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/) / S # S — The Judaism dictionary · page 3 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/page/2/) **3** [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/page/9/) - [shaken](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shaken/) — Shaken is a form of "shake": moved quickly up and down or side to side. — 16 sentences - [sham](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sham/) — A sham is something fake or pretended, made to look real. — 6 sentences - [shame](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shame/) — Shame is the bad, hot feeling you have when you know you did something wrong or silly and others may know. — 21 sentences - [shameful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shameful/) — Causing shame; so bad or wrong that people should feel ashamed of it. — 13 sentences - [shamefully](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shamefully/) — In a way that should make someone feel ashamed; very badly or unfairly: «They were shamefully treated.». — 15 sentences - [shameless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shameless/) — Shameless describes someone who behaves badly and does not feel embarrassed about it. — 6 sentences - [shamelessly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shamelessly/) — In a way that shows no shame or embarrassment. — 1 sentences - [shan](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shan/) — A piece of the word «shan't», which means «shall not», as in «I shan't go». It is not a word by itself in English. — 12 sentences - [shape](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shape/) — A shape is the outline or form of something, like a circle, square or triangle. — 13 sentences - [shaped](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shaped/) — Shaped means having a certain form, like a heart-shaped cookie. — 12 sentences - [share](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/share/) — To share is to give parts of something to others so each person has some: share the pizza. — 21 sentences - [sharp](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sharp/) — Sharp means having a thin edge or fine point that can cut or pierce: a sharp knife. — 23 sentences - [sharpen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sharpen/) — To sharpen something is to make its edge or point sharper, like sharpening a pencil or a knife. — 14 sentences - [sharpened](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sharpened/) — Sharpened is the past form of «sharpen»: to make a point or edge sharper, like a pencil or a knife. — 15 sentences - [sharply](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sharply/) — Sharply means suddenly and by a lot, like a road that turns sharply or prices that rise sharply. — 16 sentences - [shatter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shatter/) — To shatter is to break suddenly into many small pieces. — 15 sentences - [shattered](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shattered/) — Shattered means broken into many small pieces. — 15 sentences - [shave](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shave/) — To cut hair off very close to the skin with a razor, as men do on their face. — 21 sentences - [shaven](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shaven/) — Shaven means cut very close, with hair or fur shaved off, so the skin shows. — 12 sentences - [shawl](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shawl/) — A large piece of soft cloth, often wool or silk, worn over the shoulders or head, or wrapped around a baby. — 8 sentences - [she](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/she/) — A word used instead of the name of a girl, woman or female animal already talked about. — 35 sentences - [sheaf](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sheaf/) — A sheaf is a bundle of stalks of wheat, barley or other grain, tied together after cutting at harvest. — 20 sentences - [shear](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shear/) — To shear a sheep is to cut off its wool. — 18 sentences - [shearer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shearer/) — A shearer is a person whose job is to cut the wool off sheep. — 18 sentences - [shearing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shearing/) — Shearing is cutting the wool off a sheep, usually once a year. — 16 sentences - [sheath](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sheath/) — A close-fitting cover for the blade of a knife, sword or dagger. — 18 sentences - [shebat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shebat/) — The eleventh month of the Hebrew calendar, in winter, usually in January or February. — 1 sentences - [shed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shed/) — A shed is a small simple building, often of wood, in a garden or yard for keeping tools, bikes or animals. — 25 sentences - [shedding](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shedding/) — Present participle of «shed»: losing hair, skin or leaves naturally. — 13 sentences - [sheep](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sheep/) — A sheep is a farm animal with a thick woolly coat. A sheep has 4 legs. — 25 sentences - [sheepcote](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sheepcote/) — An old word for a small shelter or pen where sheep are kept. — 6 sentences - [sheepfold](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sheepfold/) — A sheepfold is a pen or small fenced place where sheep are kept safe at night. — 10 sentences - [shekel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shekel/) — An ancient Hebrew weight of silver and also a unit of money. About twenty gerahs made one shekel. — 13 sentences - [shekels](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shekels/) — The plural of shekel, an ancient weight of silver and unit of money. — 12 sentences - [shelf](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shelf/) — A shelf is a flat board on a wall or in a cupboard for putting things on. — 16 sentences - [shell](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shell/) — A shell is the hard outer cover of a sea animal like a snail, clam or crab; people find shells on beaches. — 13 sentences - [shelter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shelter/) — A shelter is a place that keeps you safe from rain, cold, sun or danger. — 19 sentences - [shema](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shema/) — The most important Jewish prayer, which begins «Hear, O Israel: the Lord is our God, the Lord is one.». — 13 sentences - [sheol](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sheol/) — In the Bible, the underworld, the place where the dead go. — 3 sentences - [shepherd](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shepherd/) — A shepherd is a person whose job is to look after sheep, keeping them safe and moving them to fresh grass. — 21 sentences - [sherd](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sherd/) — An old word for a broken piece of pottery, now usually spelled shard. — 3 sentences - [sheriff](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sheriff/) — A sheriff is the chief police officer of a county. — 10 sentences - [shevat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shevat/) — The name of the fifth month of the Hebrew calendar, around January and February. — 3 sentences - [shew](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shew/) — Shew is an old way of writing show: to let someone see something, or to make something plain. — 12 sentences - [shibah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shibah/) — A Hebrew name found in the Torah text, a well at Beer-sheba, meaning "seven" or "oath". — 1 sentences - [shibboleth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shibboleth/) — A word or custom that shows who belongs to a group, often a test of identity. — 1 sentences - [shield](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shield/) — A shield is a large flat piece of metal, wood or other material that a soldier or knight holds to protect themselves from attacks. — 22 sentences - [shimmer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shimmer/) — To shimmer is to shine with a soft light that seems to move or shake a little, like light on water. — 12 sentences - [shin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shin/) — Your shin is the front part of your leg between your knee and your ankle. — 20 sentences - [shine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shine/) — To shine is to give out bright light, like the sun or a torch. — 20 sentences - [ship](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/ship/) — A ship is a big boat that carries people or goods across the sea. — 23 sentences - [shisha](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shisha/) — A man's name, the father of two of Solomon's scribes. — 2 sentences - [shittah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shittah/) — The acacia tree, called shittah in old English; its wood is hard and strong. — 1 sentences - [shittim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shittim/) — The name of a place in Moab, east of the Jordan, where Israel camped. It is also the Hebrew name of acacia trees. — 13 sentences - [shiver](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shiver/) — To shiver means to shake a little, without wanting to, because you are cold, afraid or excited. — 13 sentences - [shock](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shock/) — A shock is a sudden surprise, usually an unpleasant one, that upsets you. — 21 sentences - [shod](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shod/) — Wearing shoes (well shod, poorly shod). — 14 sentences - [shoe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shoe/) — A shoe is something you wear on your foot, with a firm bottom called the sole. — 24 sentences - [shook](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shook/) — Moved something quickly up and down or side to side. — 17 sentences - [shoot](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shoot/) — To shoot is to fire a gun or arrow at something. — 24 sentences - [shooter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shooter/) — A person who shoots a gun, arrow or ball. — 16 sentences - [shooting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shooting/) — Shooting means firing a gun, arrow or similar weapon. — 18 sentences - [shore](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shore/) — The shore is the land at the edge of a sea or lake. — 22 sentences - [short](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/short/) — Short means not long: a short pencil, a short story. — 28 sentences - [shorten](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shorten/) — To shorten something is to make it shorter in length, like shortening trousers or a rope. — 17 sentences - [shorter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shorter/) — Shorter means having less length than something else. — 14 sentences - [shortly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shortly/) — Soon, in a short time. — 19 sentences - [shot](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shot/) — The act of firing a gun or other weapon, or the sound of it. — 28 sentences - [shoulder](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shoulder/) — Your shoulder is the part of your body where your arm joins the rest of your body, below your neck. — 23 sentences - [shout](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shout/) — To say something very loudly. — 28 sentences - [shouting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shouting/) — Shouting means saying something very loudly, using a big voice. — 20 sentences - [shovel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shovel/) — A tool with a long handle and a wide, slightly curved blade for lifting and moving earth, snow, sand or coal. — 21 sentences - [show](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/show/) — To show is to let someone see something. — 25 sentences - [shower](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shower/) — A device that sprays water on you from above to wash your body, or the act of washing under it. — 23 sentences - [showing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/showing/) — letting someone see something, or being seen. — 17 sentences - [shred](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shred/) — A small, thin piece torn or cut from something. — 15 sentences - [shrill](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shrill/) — A shrill sound is very high, loud and sharp, often unpleasant: a shrill whistle, a shrill scream. — 13 sentences - [shrivel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shrivel/) — To become smaller, dry and wrinkled, often because of heat, cold or lack of water. — 13 sentences - [shrivelled](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shrivelled/) — Shrivelled means dried up and wrinkled, shrunk small and tight, like an old apple or a dead leaf. — 8 sentences - [shroud](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shroud/) — A cloth that a dead body is wrapped in before burial. — 15 sentences - [shrub](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shrub/) — A woody plant smaller than a tree, with several stems growing from near the ground; a bush. — 10 sentences - [shua](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shua/) — A Canaanite man's name, the father of Judah's wife. It is also the name of a woman in Chronicles, a sister of Heber's sons, and part of Ba… — 12 sentences - [shun](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shun/) — To shun someone is to keep away from them on purpose and refuse to talk to them. — 11 sentences - [shut](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shut/) — To shut something means to close it, like a door, a window, a box or your eyes. — 24 sentences - [shutting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shutting/) — Shutting is closing something, like a door, window, lid or your eyes. — 13 sentences - [shuttle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shuttle/) — A shuttle is a bus, train or plane that goes back and forth often between two places, like an airport and a car park. — 15 sentences - [sibilant](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sibilant/) — Making a hissing sound like "s" or "sh". — 7 sentences - [sick](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sick/) — Sick means ill, not healthy. — 23 sentences - [sickle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sickle/) — A farm tool with a short handle and a curved, C-shaped blade, used for cutting grass, grain or corn by hand. — 15 sentences - [sickness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sickness/) — Sickness is being ill or unwell. — 23 sentences - [side](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/side/) — A side is one of the straight lines that make a flat shape. A square has 4 sides. — 38 sentences - [siege](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/siege/) — A siege is when an army surrounds a town or castle and stops food and help getting in, so the people inside will give up. — 19 sentences - [sieve](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sieve/) — A sieve is a kitchen tool with a fine net or many small holes, used to separate small bits from big bits, or solids from liquid. — 15 sentences - [sift](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sift/) — To shake flour or sand through a sieve to break up lumps or remove bits. — 16 sentences - [sigh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sigh/) — To sigh is to breathe out slowly and loudly, often because you are tired, sad, bored or relieved. — 15 sentences - [sight](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sight/) — Sight is the ability to see; one of the five senses. — 24 sentences - [sign](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sign/) — A sign is a board with words or pictures that tells you something, like a road sign or a shop sign. — 26 sentences - [signal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/signal/) — A signal is a sound, light, sign or movement that gives a message or warning: a traffic signal, a hand signal. — 14 sentences - [signature](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/signature/) — A signature is your name written in your own special way, to show you agree to or wrote something. — 12 sentences - [signet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/signet/) — A signet is a small seal, often on a ring, pressed into clay or wax to mark a document as yours. — 12 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/page/2/) **3** [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/page/9/)