Words the Bible translates as renown
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 4 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.
- tehillahתְּהִלָּהpraise: the open acknowledgment of someone as worthy, whether the act of praising, the deeds that deserve it, or the renown it brings
- zekherזֵכֶרremembrance: the memory, name, and renown that keep a person or thing present after they are gone
- 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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