ˈshā(ˌ)dü noun
( plural she·dim -ādə̇m)
Etymology: Assyro-Babylonian shēdu
1. usually capitalized : one of various semidivine beings represented by ancient Assyrian sculptors as colossal human-headed bulls or lions
2.
[Hebrew shēdh, from Assyro-Babylonian shēdu ]
: a traditional Jewish evil demon