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# shema

«shema» in Mova's school dictionary: **The most important Jewish prayer, which begins «Hear, O…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (the Shema; also Sh'ma)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (Jewish faith) The most important Jewish prayer, which begins «Hear, O Israel: the Lord is our God, the Lord is one.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shema/#m1)

2) It comes from the book of Deuteronomy in the Bible and is said every morning and evening by many Jews. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shema/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In religion lessons the Shema shows the Jewish belief in one God and in loving God with all your heart, soul and strength. Its words are written inside the mezuzah on doorposts and in tefillin. Jesus quoted it as the greatest commandment. Phrases: «say the Shema», «recite the Shema».

### examples

- Many Jewish children learn the Shema when they are very young. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shema/#x1)
- The Shema begins «Hear, O Israel». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shema/#x2)
- The words of the Shema are kept in a mezuzah on the door. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shema/#x3)
- Jews say the Shema in the morning and at night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shema/#x4)
- Jesus quoted the Shema when asked about the greatest commandment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shema/#x5)
- The rabbi explained what the Shema teaches about one God. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shema/#x6)

### note

Hebrew word meaning «Hear!». Usually with «the» and a capital S. Pronounced «shmah» or «sheh-MAH».

### In the corpora

- [The Shema says: "Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one."](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/30-judaism/15/)
- [Amam, and Shema, and Moladah;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JOS.392/)
- [And the sons of Hebron: Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/1CH.115/)
- [And Shema begot Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem begot Shammai.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/1CH.116/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «shema» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shema/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.