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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 She·ma /ʃəˈmɑ/

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Shema
      n : a liturgical prayer (considered to be the essence of Jewish
          religion) that is recited at least twice daily by adult
          Jewish males to declare their faith; "as soon as Leonard
          learned to talk he was taught to recite the first words
          of the Shema, the creed of Judaism which originated on
          Sinai with Moses and is recited daily"

From: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

 Shema
    rumour. (1.) A Reubenite (1 Chr. 5:8).
      (2.) A Benjamite (1 Chr. 8:13).
      (3.) One who stood by Ezra when he read the law (Neh. 8:4).
      (4.) A town in the south of Judah (Josh. 15:26); the same as
    Sheba (ver. 5).

From: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)

 Shema, hearing; obeying