shem is a proper personal name identifying Noah's son and the ancestor named in his family line.

The attested forms function consistently as a proper personal name: they identify Noah's son in lists of his children, in the ark narrative, in the blessing involving Japheth and Canaan, and in genealogical notices concerning his sons and descendants.

1. Personal name for Noah's son · dominant

   Every supplied token is tagged Noun · Proper. In Genesis 9:23 the APB renders the clause with the named man acting alongside Japheth to cover their father's nakedness; in Genesis 10:22 it introduces a list of his sons, and in Genesis 11:10 it heads his generations and identifies him as the father of Arpachshad.

   Genesis 5:32Genesis 7:13Genesis 9:23Genesis 10:22Genesis 11:101 Chronicles 1:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the proper name as “Shem,” whether in lists with Noah, Ham, and Japheth, in genealogical statements, or in the narrative of Genesis 9:23. These renderings confirm the verse-level identification rather than isolate every grammatical contribution of the Hebrew form.