The word "shemer" is spelled phonetically as /ʃɛmər/. The first letter "sh" represents the voiceless postalveolar fricative sound /ʃ/. The second letter "e" represents the short vowel sound /ɛ/. The letter "m" represents the voiced bilabial nasal sound /m/. The third letter "e" represents the same short vowel sound /ɛ/. The letter "r" represents the voiced alveolar trill sound /r/. The word "shemer" is commonly used as a Hebrew name, meaning "preservation" or "the oil man."