<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>A subfamily of Afroasiatic languages that includes Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Ethiopic, Hebrew, and Phoenician: Sem, Sem.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>Of or relating to the Semites or their languages.</li><li>Of, relating to, or characteristic of the Jews; Jewish.</li></ul>