שְׁכֶם
she.khem
“shoulder”
Definition
the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of ahill
from H7925 (שָׁכַם);
- shoulder, back 1a) shoulder, shoulder-blade 1b) back (in general) Also means: shikh.mah (*שִׁכְמָה *"shoulder" H7929)
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
שְׁכֶם appears 17 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul’s heart, and all the signs came to pass that day.
So the people took their dough before it was leavened, carrying it on their shoulders in kneading bowls wrapped in clothing.
And before I had finished praying in my heart, there was Rebekah coming out with her jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’
Then Shem and Japheth took a garment and placed it across their shoulders, and walking backward, they covered their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father’s nakedness.
I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.
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