Shema
/ʃəˈmɑː/- a Hebrew text consisting of three passages from the Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 6:4,11:3-21; Numbers 15:37-41) and beginning 'Hear O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord'. It forms an important part of Jewish evening and morning prayer and is used as a Jewish confession of faith.（犹太教）施玛篇（由摘自《摩西五经》［《申命记》6:4,11:3-21; 《民数记》15:37-41］的3节构成的希伯来语经文, 开头是“以色列啊, 你要听！耶和华我们神是独一的主”; 是犹太人早晚祈祷中的重要部分, 用以申述犹太人对上帝的笃信）。
词源
Hebrew, literally 'hear', the first word of Deut. 6:4.