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שד

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See also: שד׳

Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Semitic *ṯdʾ (breast, pap, teat). Cognate with Arabic ثَدْي (ṯady, breast) and Aramaic תַּדָּא (breast).

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Noun

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שָׁד (shadm (dual indefinite שדיים / שָׁדַיִם)

  1. (anatomy) breast
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Etymology 2

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שׁ־ו־ד (sh-w-d)

Compare Aramaic ܫܐܕܐ (šēḏā) and Akkadian 𒀭𒆘 (šēdum, a protective deity), from which the former derives.

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Noun

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שֵׁד (shedm (plural indefinite שֵׁדִים, feminine counterpart שֵׁדָה)

  1. A demon, devil, fiend, sprite, bogey, fantom, genie, ghost, phantom, poltergeist, shade, spirit.
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Etymology 3

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Noun

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שֹׁד (shodm

  1. defective spelling of שוד (“robbery”)

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Yiddish

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Alternative forms

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  • שעד (shed)Soviet phonetic spelling

Etymology

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From Hebrew שֵׁד.

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Noun

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שד (sheydm, plural שדים (sheydem), feminine שידה (sheyde) or שדיכע (sheydikhe)

  1. demon (in Jewish folklore)