Words the Bible translates as fame
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- shemשֵׁםa name: the word a person, place, or thing is called by, which in the Bible stands for who that person really is and how they endure in the world.
- akoēἀκοήhearing: the capacity to take in sound, the ears that receive it, or the act of listening
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- a report: the news or message that reaches someone by being heard, from a passing rumor to the proclaimed good news
- shemaשֵׁמַעa report: news of someone or something that reaches other people, and the reputation it builds
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- sound: audible noise that reaches the ear
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Every English meaning beginning with F is on its letter page, and the whole index starts at Browse.