SHEM
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‡SHEM Lehite GN & PN 1. City and land, 4th c. AD (Mormon 2:20–21) 2. General, 4th c. AD (Mormon 6:14) This name also appears in the Bible; for the etymology see the standard biblical commentaries. Cf. Book of Mormon Shim, Shum, Shemlon, Shemnon, Shimnilom