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H7927 שְׁכֶם (Shᵉkem) shek-em'

Hebrew
Noun
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Quick Definition

Shechem

Biblical Persons & Places

Shechem Man living at the time of the Patriarchs
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.33.19; only referred to as Shechem (שְׁכֶם); a son of Hamor.
Shechem Shechem
A location first mentioned at Gen.12.6; referred to as Shechem (שְׁכֶם), or Shechem (Συχέμ); founded by Hamor.

Strong's Definition

Shekem, a place in Palestine

Derivation: the same as H7926 (שְׁכֶם); ridge;

KJV Usage: Shechem.

TWOT Reference: 2386b

Outline of Biblical Usage

Shechem = "back" or "shoulder"
n pr m
1) son of Hamor, the chieftain of the Hivites at Shechem at the time of Jacob's arrival
n pr loc
2) a city in Manasseh; located in a valley between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, 34 miles (54 km) north of Jerusalem and 7 miles (10.5 km) south- east of Samaria

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שְׁכֶם (she.khem) — Shechem. Shechem = "back" or "shoulder" a city in Manasseh; located in a valley between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, 34 miles (54 km) north of Jerusalem and 7 miles (10.5 km) south- east of Samaria Also named: Suchem (Συχέμ "Shechem" G4966)

שְׁכֶם (she.khem) — Shechem. A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.33.19; son of: Hamor (H2544) § Shechem = "back" or "shoulder" 1) son of Hamor, the chieftain of the Hivites at Shechem at the time of Jacob's arrival 2) a city in Manasseh; located in a valley between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, 34 miles (54 km) north of Jerusalem and 7 miles (10.5 km) south- east of Samaria

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m · שׁכם

People

shoulder = the upper part of the human body between the head and the chest; ≈ associated with heavy burdens, and, in a more figurative way, heave responsibilities

GEN 9:23 · GEN 21:14 · GEN 24:15 · GEN 24:45 · GEN 49:15 · EXO 12:34 · JOS 4:5 · JDG 9:48 · 1SA 9:2 · 1SA 10:23 · JOB 31:22 · JOB 31:36 · PSA 81:7 · ISA 9:3 · ISA 9:5 · ISA 10:27 · ISA 14:25 · ISA 22:22

Landforms

mountain slope literally: shoulder; hence: = mountain or ridge of mountains ◄ shaped like a shoulder

GEN 48:22

Turn | verb hif

Collocation: פנה שְׁכֶם

to turn (one's) back literally: to turn (one's) shoulder; hence: = action by which humans turn around in order to move away from the place they were facing earlier

1SA 10:9

Turn | verb qal

Collocation: שׁית שְׁכֵם

to cause to turn back literally: to put shoulder; hence: = causative action by which humans cause other humans to turn around in order to move away from the place they were facing earlier

PSA 21:13

Willing

Collocation: שְׁכֶם אֶחָד

with one accord literally: one shoulder; hence: = state in which a humans are willing to work together towards a certain goal

ZEP 3:9

name · שִׁכְמִי

Names of People

Shechem = man; ◄ son of Hamor; ► chief of Shechem

GEN 34:2 · GEN 34:4 · GEN 34:6 · GEN 34:8 · GEN 34:11 · GEN 34:13 · GEN 34:18 · GEN 34:20 · GEN 34:24 · GEN 34:26 · GEN 34:26 · JOS 24:32

Names of Locations

Shechem = town; ◄ territory of Ephraim; ► assigned to clan of Kohath, tribe of Levi as a town of refuge

GEN 12:6 · GEN 33:18 · GEN 33:19 · GEN 35:4 · GEN 37:12 · GEN 37:13 · GEN 37:14 · JOS 17:7 · JOS 20:7 · JOS 21:21 · JOS 24:1 · JOS 24:25 · JOS 24:32 · JDG 8:31 · JDG 9:1 · JDG 9:2 · JDG 9:3 · JDG 9:6 · JDG 9:6 · JDG 9:7 · JDG 9:18 · JDG 9:20 · JDG 9:20 · JDG 9:23 · JDG 9:23 · JDG 9:24 · JDG 9:25 · JDG 9:26 · JDG 9:26 · JDG 9:28 · JDG 9:28 · JDG 9:31 · JDG 9:34 · JDG 9:39 · JDG 9:41 · JDG 9:46 · JDG 9:47 · JDG 9:49 · JDG 9:57 · JDG 21:19 · 1KI 12:1 · 1KI 12:1 · 1KI 12:25 · 1CH 6:52 · 1CH 7:28 · 2CH 10:1 · 2CH 10:1 · PSA 60:8 · PSA 108:8 · JER 41:5 · HOS 6:9

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שְׁכֶם n.pr.loc. 49 et m. 14 district in N. Palestine

n.pr.m. ‘son’ of Hamor

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Bible Occurrences (54)

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