King James Bible
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STRONGS NUMBER H7927
Transliteration: Shekem
Phonetic Spelling: (shek-em')
Part of Speech: proper name, of a location; proper name, masculine
Short Definition: "ridge", a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor
Meaning: Shechem -- "ridge", a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor
Word Summary
Shekem: "ridge", a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor
Original Word: שְׁכֶםTransliteration: Shekem
Phonetic Spelling: (shek-em')
Part of Speech: proper name, of a location; proper name, masculine
Short Definition: "ridge", a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor
Meaning: Shechem -- "ridge", a district in Northern Palestine, also a son of Hamor
Strong's Concordance
Shechem The same as shkem; ridge; Shekem, a place in Palestine -- Shechem.
see HEBREW shkem
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H7927. Shekem
II. שְׁכֶם proper name, of a location49 and masculine14 (Συξεμ; ᵐ5L often Σίκιμα Lag BN 57):
1 district in Northern Palestine (probably shoulder (saddle ?) of mountain); — שׁ ׳מְקוֺם Genesis 12:6, שְׁכֶ֑מָךְ 37:14; = city (שְֶׁכֶם שְׁכֶ֑מָה, Hosea 6:9 שֶׁ֑כְמָךְ) Joshua 24:1; שׁ ׳עִיר Genesis 33:18 20t. Judges 9 (שׁ ׳בַּעֲלֵי 33:2 12t., ׳ב ׳מִגְדַּלשֿׁ Genesis 33:46; Genesis 33:47), Hosea 6:9 21t. (שׁ ׳עִיר Genesis 33:18); city of refuge Joshua 20:7; 21:21; 1 Chronicles 6:52. — WMMAs.u.Eur.394, compare Egyptian Sa-ka-ma; (compare JenZA x (1895) 356); modern Nablûs (from Roman name Neapolis); see BuhlG 200 f. GASmG 332 ff. 345 WilsonsHast. DB SHECHEM.
2. proper name, masculine (on connection with
1 compare Judges 9:28), 'son' of Hamor, also Genesis 33:19; 34:2 10t. 34, Joshua 24:3.