Lexicon Shekem: Shechem Original Word: שְׁכֶם Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Shechem The same as shkem; ridge; Shekem, a place in Palestine -- Shechem. see HEBREW shkem NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom the same as shekem Definition "ridge," a district in N. Pal., also a son of Hamor NASB Translation Shechem (61), Shechem's (2). Brown-Driver-Briggs 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); — ׳מְקוֺם שׁ Genesis 12:6, שְׁכֶ֑מָךְ Genesis 37:14; = city (שְׁכֶ֑מָה שְֶׁכֶם, Hosea 6:9 שֶׁ֑כְמָךְ) Joshua 24:1; ׳עִיר שׁ Genesis 33:18 20t. Judges 9 (׳בַּעֲלֵי שׁ Genesis 33:2 12t., ׳מִגְדַּלשֿׁ ׳ב Genesis 33:46; Genesis 33:47), Hosea 6:9 21t. (׳עִיר שׁ Genesis 33:18); city of refuge Joshua 20:7; Joshua 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; Genesis 34:2 10t. 34, Joshua 24:3. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root שָׁכַם (shakam), meaning "to rise early" or "to shoulder."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek entry for Shekem is G4966 (Συχέμ, Sychem), which appears in the New Testament in Acts 7:16, referring to the burial place of the patriarchs. Usage: The term Shekem appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible, primarily as the name of a significant city in the tribal territory of Ephraim. It is also the name of a son of Hamor, a Hivite prince. Context: • Shekem as a City: Shekem is one of the oldest and most important cities in the biblical narrative. It is located in the hill country of Ephraim, near Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal. The city is first mentioned in Genesis 12:6, where Abram travels through the land and stops at the "great tree of Moreh at Shechem." It later becomes a city of refuge and a Levitical city (Joshua 21:21). Forms and Transliterations בִּשְׁכֶ֑ם בִּשְׁכֶ֔ם בִּשְׁכֶֽם׃ בִשְׁכֶם֒ בשכם בשכם׃ וּשְׁכֶ֣ם וּשְׁכֶ֥ם ושכם מִשְּׁכֶ֞ם משכם שְׁכֶ֑ם שְׁכֶ֑מָה שְׁכֶ֔ם שְׁכֶ֔מָה שְׁכֶ֖ם שְׁכֶ֗ם שְׁכֶ֛ם שְׁכֶ֜ם שְׁכֶ֣ם שְׁכֶ֥ם שְׁכֶ֧ם שְׁכֶ֨ם שְׁכֶֽם׃ שְׁכֶֽמָה׃ שְׁכֶם֙ שְׁכֶם֮ שֶׁ֑כְמָה שכם שכם׃ שכמה שכמה׃ biš·ḵem ḇiš·ḵem bishChem bišḵem ḇišḵem miš·šə·ḵem mishsheChem miššəḵem šə·ḵe·māh šə·ḵem šeḵ·māh šəḵem šəḵemāh šeḵmāh sheChem sheChemah Shechmah ū·šə·ḵem ūšəḵem usheChem vishChemLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 12:6 HEB: עַ֚ד מְק֣וֹם שְׁכֶ֔ם עַ֖ד אֵל֣וֹן NAS: as the site of Shechem, to the oak KJV: unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain INT: far as the site of Shechem far to the oak Genesis 33:18 Genesis 33:19 Genesis 34:2 Genesis 34:4 Genesis 34:6 Genesis 34:8 Genesis 34:11 Genesis 34:13 Genesis 34:18 Genesis 34:20 Genesis 34:24 Genesis 34:26 Genesis 34:26 Genesis 35:4 Genesis 37:12 Genesis 37:13 Genesis 37:14 Joshua 17:7 Joshua 20:7 Joshua 21:21 Joshua 24:1 Joshua 24:25 Joshua 24:32 Joshua 24:32 63 Occurrences |
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