2007-10-09 05:08:05 · 5 answers · asked by guptaalexandra 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If you search, you will see that this was answered before. Sem is Greek for Shem, one of the sons of Noah. A "Semite" is a descendant of Shem. Not just Jews.
2007-10-09 05:12:47 · answer #1 · answered by δοῦλος Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It refers to the Semites , a very early civilization from which all of the people of the Middle East sprung .
2007-10-09 05:19:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it does.
From the online dictionary:
of, relating to, or constituting a subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic language family that includes Hebrew, Aramaic, Arabic, and Amharic
2007-10-09 05:13:39 · answer #3 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes - those who originated in the areas where theSemitic languages of Hebrew, Amharic, and Arabic were spoken.
2007-10-09 05:13:41 · answer #4 · answered by Theresa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's a biological distinction, not lingual. But, I could be mistaken.
Yup. I'm mistaken. It refers to a collection of related languages.
2007-10-09 05:12:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋