שֵׁד, (b. h.) demon. Yoma 75ᵃ (play on לשד, Num. XI, 8) מה שד זה מתהפך וכ׳ as the demon changes into many colors (appearances), so did the manna change into many tastes. Snh. 67ᵇ דקפיד אמנא שד, v. קְפַד. Ib. (ref. to Ex. VIII, 15) מיכן שאין השד וכ׳ from here we learn that the conjured demon cannot create anything smaller than a barley corn; a. fr.—Pl. שֵׁדִים, שֵׁדִין, שֵׁי׳. Lev. R. s. 22 (ref. to Lev. XVII, 7) ואין … אלא ש׳ this s’‘irim means demons; ואין ש׳ … שעירים and this shedim (Deut. XXXII, 17) means s’‘irim (ref. to Is. XIII, 21). Snh. l. c., v. לְהָטִים; a. fr.—Fem. שֵׁדָה, שֵׁי׳; pl. שֵׁדוֹת, שֵׁי׳. Pesik. R. s. 15 (expl. שרה ושדות, Koh. II, 8) שדים וש׳ male and female demons; Pesik. Haḥod., p. 45ᵇ before Solomon sinned, היה רודה בשידה וש׳ he ruled over all sorts of demonesses.