Shemiten.adj.

Brit.

/ˈʃɛmʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈʃɛˌmaɪt/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Shem , -ite suffix¹.

Etymology: < Shem (Hebrew Šēm , Hellenistic Greek Σήμ , post-classical Latin Sem ), the name of the eldest son of Noah (compare Genesis 6:10) + -ite suffix¹. Compare earlier Semite n. and discussion of forms of the name at that entry.

Now somewhat rare.

A. n.

Originally: a member of any of the peoples mentioned in Genesis 10:21–31 as descended from Shem, one of the sons of Noah, traditionally interpreted as including the Hebrews, Aramaeans, Assyrians, and Arabs. Subsequently also: a member of any of the peoples who speak or spoke a Semitic language; = Semite n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > Semite > [noun]

Semite1598

Shemite1650

Semitic1858

1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Gen. ix. 26) 88 They were made servants to the Shemites, drawers of water to the Temple, as a kinde of punishment.

1659 R. Gell Ess. Amendm. Transl. Bible 103 The fear, faith, hope, love of God, if we be true Shemites, must inform our whole life.

1717 T. Pyle Paraphr. Old Test. I. (Gen. ix. 27) 54 The Greeks and Romans invaded that Part of Asia belonging to the Shemites.

1877 R. S. Poole in Encycl. Brit. VII. 722/2 The generous qualities of the Shemite are being perpetually perverted by the inferior impulses of the Nigritian.

1882 J. J. Lalor Cycl. Polit. Sci. I. 142/1 The Aryan and Semitic languages are separated by a broad distinction. The difference between Aryans and Shemites is certainly much greater than the difference noticeable among the Aryans themselves.

1922 Hondo (Texas) Anvil Herald 25 Nov. The Hamites and especially the Canaanites..were always the most unrelenting and persistent enemies of the Shemites, especially the children of Israel.

2010 Trans. Inst. Brit. Geographers 35 206/2 Japhethites (Caucasians), Shemites (Semitic) and Hamites (Black) associated respectively with Europe, Asia and Africa.

B. adj.

Of or relating to the Shemites; = Semitic adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > Semite > [adjective]

Shemite1791

Semitic1814

Shemitic1841

Semite1855

Hamito-Semitic1867

Semito-Hamitic1875

the mind > language > languages of the world > Afro-Asiatic > [adjective] > Semitic

Shemite1791

Semitic1800

Shemitic1822

Shemitish1822

the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > Semite > [adjective] > Jew

JudeisheOE

Judewishc1175

Hebrewisha1250

Hebraicc1384

Hebrew1483

Jewish?1531

Judaical1532

Israelitish1535

Judaic1569

Hebraical1601

Israelitical1609

Shemite1791

Semitic1814

Israelitic1836

Anglo-Jewish1843

Hebraistic1846

Israelite1851

Jewy1853

Yiddisher1877

kike1904

non-Aryan1924

mocky1937

Yahudi1959

1791 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 107/1 Arabic..contains a good deal of Persian and Gothic and other Shemite dialects.

1844 J. C. Prichard Res. Physical Hist. Mankind (ed. 3) IV. 549 Nations of Shemite origin.

1915 Jrnl. Royal Afr. Soc. 14 304 They [sc. the Shepherd Kings] were of Shemite (Semitic) type, and came from the East, probably from Arabia.

2005 Jrnl. Amer. Acad. Relig. 73 713 God thwarts the Shemite people's attempt to build a tower to the heavens.

Derivatives

† Shemitish adj. and n. Obsolete (a) adj. designating or belonging to a language spoken by Shemites; = Semitic adj. 1a; (b) n. the family of languages spoken by the Shemites (rare).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > Afro-Asiatic > [adjective] > Semitic

Shemite1791

Semitic1800

Shemitic1822

Shemitish1822

1822 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 57 The Phœnecian, one of the Shemitish dialects, has become..nearly extinct.

1838 W. B. Winning Man. Compar. Philol. 277 The assumptions..that the Hebrew tongue must necessarily be of Shemitish derivation.

1847 Bibliotheca Sacra Nov. 673 Analogy, at first view, would lead us to suppose that the languages of India would bear a close affinity to the Shemitish, but the contrary is the fact.

1877 Inter Ocean (Chicago) 29 Sept. 12/1 [Hebrew] is one of the oldest of the shemitish languages.

† Shemitism n. Obsolete Semitic language or culture; cf. Semitism n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > Semite > [noun] > qualities

Shemitism1837

Semitism1851

1837 Q. Christian Spectator Sept. 417 In the early stages of Shemitism, the terminations of the plural did not mark the gender of the noun, but were used indiscriminately.

1882 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. I. 665 Far outside of Shemitism one finds serpent-worship.

1902 E. B. Sanford Conc. Cycl. Relig. Knowl. 736/2 They diverged from the Hamitic stock a period when the distinctive features of Hamitism and Shemitism were yet in embryo.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	shemite
释义	Shemiten.adj. Brit. /ˈʃɛmʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈʃɛˌmaɪt/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Shem , -ite suffix¹. Etymology: < Shem (Hebrew Šēm , Hellenistic Greek Σήμ , post-classical Latin Sem ), the name of the eldest son of Noah (compare Genesis 6:10) + -ite suffix¹. Compare earlier Semite n. and discussion of forms of the name at that entry. Now somewhat rare. A. n. Originally: a member of any of the peoples mentioned in Genesis 10:21–31 as descended from Shem, one of the sons of Noah, traditionally interpreted as including the Hebrews, Aramaeans, Assyrians, and Arabs. Subsequently also: a member of any of the peoples who speak or spoke a Semitic language; = Semite n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > Semite > [noun] Semite1598 Shemite1650 Semitic1858 1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Gen. ix. 26) 88 They were made servants to the Shemites, drawers of water to the Temple, as a kinde of punishment. 1659 R. Gell Ess. Amendm. Transl. Bible 103 The fear, faith, hope, love of God, if we be true Shemites, must inform our whole life. 1717 T. Pyle Paraphr. Old Test. I. (Gen. ix. 27) 54 The Greeks and Romans invaded that Part of Asia belonging to the Shemites. 1877 R. S. Poole in Encycl. Brit. VII. 722/2 The generous qualities of the Shemite are being perpetually perverted by the inferior impulses of the Nigritian. 1882 J. J. Lalor Cycl. Polit. Sci. I. 142/1 The Aryan and Semitic languages are separated by a broad distinction. The difference between Aryans and Shemites is certainly much greater than the difference noticeable among the Aryans themselves. 1922 Hondo (Texas) Anvil Herald 25 Nov. The Hamites and especially the Canaanites..were always the most unrelenting and persistent enemies of the Shemites, especially the children of Israel. 2010 Trans. Inst. Brit. Geographers 35 206/2 Japhethites (Caucasians), Shemites (Semitic) and Hamites (Black) associated respectively with Europe, Asia and Africa. B. adj. Of or relating to the Shemites; = Semitic adj. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > Semite > [adjective] Shemite1791 Semitic1814 Shemitic1841 Semite1855 Hamito-Semitic1867 Semito-Hamitic1875 the mind > language > languages of the world > Afro-Asiatic > [adjective] > Semitic Shemite1791 Semitic1800 Shemitic1822 Shemitish1822 the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > Semite > [adjective] > Jew JudeisheOE Judewishc1175 Hebrewisha1250 Hebraicc1384 Hebrew1483 Jewish?1531 Judaical1532 Israelitish1535 Judaic1569 Hebraical1601 Israelitical1609 Shemite1791 Semitic1814 Israelitic1836 Anglo-Jewish1843 Hebraistic1846 Israelite1851 Jewy1853 Yiddisher1877 kike1904 non-Aryan1924 mocky1937 Yahudi1959 1791 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 107/1 Arabic..contains a good deal of Persian and Gothic and other Shemite dialects. 1844 J. C. Prichard Res. Physical Hist. Mankind (ed. 3) IV. 549 Nations of Shemite origin. 1915 Jrnl. Royal Afr. Soc. 14 304 They [sc. the Shepherd Kings] were of Shemite (Semitic) type, and came from the East, probably from Arabia. 2005 Jrnl. Amer. Acad. Relig. 73 713 God thwarts the Shemite people's attempt to build a tower to the heavens. Derivatives † Shemitish adj. and n. Obsolete (a) adj. designating or belonging to a language spoken by Shemites; = Semitic adj. 1a; (b) n. the family of languages spoken by the Shemites (rare). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Afro-Asiatic > [adjective] > Semitic Shemite1791 Semitic1800 Shemitic1822 Shemitish1822 1822 N. Amer. Rev. Jan. 57 The Phœnecian, one of the Shemitish dialects, has become..nearly extinct. 1838 W. B. Winning Man. Compar. Philol. 277 The assumptions..that the Hebrew tongue must necessarily be of Shemitish derivation. 1847 Bibliotheca Sacra Nov. 673 Analogy, at first view, would lead us to suppose that the languages of India would bear a close affinity to the Shemitish, but the contrary is the fact. 1877 Inter Ocean (Chicago) 29 Sept. 12/1 [Hebrew] is one of the oldest of the shemitish languages. † Shemitism n. Obsolete Semitic language or culture; cf. Semitism n. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > Semite > [noun] > qualities Shemitism1837 Semitism1851 1837 Q. Christian Spectator Sept. 417 In the early stages of Shemitism, the terminations of the plural did not mark the gender of the noun, but were used indiscriminately. 1882 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. I. 665 Far outside of Shemitism one finds serpent-worship. 1902 E. B. Sanford Conc. Cycl. Relig. Knowl. 736/2 They diverged from the Hamitic stock a period when the distinctive features of Hamitism and Shemitism were yet in embryo. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1650
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