sḫm

Verb

 * 1)  to be(come) physically powerful or vigorous
 * 2)  to be(come) powerful, capable (+ : through the power of (magic, the Eye of Horus, food, etc.); + : among (the gods); + : before (a god); + : at the head of (people); +  or : in pursuit of (enemies))
 * 3)  to be(come) potent, effective
 * 4)  to be(come) strong, intense, great
 * 5)  to have or take control of, to have power over (enemies, people, gods, places, oneself, etc.)
 * 6)  to have the use of, to be able to make use of (one’s limbs)
 * 7)  to take possession of (a thing)
 * 8)  to have power to freely harm (someone), to have injurious power over
 * 9)  to burn, to consume (someone)
 * 10)  to overpower, to overtake (the body)
 * 11)  to be(come) capable (of doing something), empowered or entitled (to do something)
 * 12)  to be(come) bold, daring, courageous, spirited
 * 13)  to be(come) overbold, impudent, audacious
 * 14) to be(come) defiant-looking or spirited
 * 15) to be(come) grim
 * 1) to be(come) defiant-looking or spirited
 * 2) to be(come) grim

Usage notes
Often found in parallel with, , and , among other verbs.

Noun

 * 1) power, capability, especially capability to overpower
 * 2) violence
 * 1) violence

Usage notes
Often found in parallel with and  as a quality that is ‘with’, ‘by’, ‘behind’ someone, etc. May also be found in parallel with words such as  and.

Alternative forms
See under the verb above.

Noun

 * 1) being of divine power, Power;
 * 2)  earthly image or incarnation (of a god), cult image, including statues, paintings, standards, people, etc.
 * 3)  gods in general
 * 1)  gods in general

Noun

 * 1) sistrum

Usage notes
The terms and  seem to have at times referred to two different kinds of sistrum; while the hieroglyph   could always be used in writings for both (though as a logogram only for ), the hieroglyph  was originally only used in writings of, while by the Greco-Roman Period it came to instead be used exclusively with.

Noun

 * 1)  sword