שְׁכֶם

she.khemNounH7927

Shechem

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

Short Definition

Shekem, a place in Palestine

Full Lexicon Entry

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)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology N:N--L

DescriptionN:N--L

Occurrences

51 times

Appears 51 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Judges
22
Genesis
17
Joshua
6
1 Kings
2
1 Chronicles
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 7:28
  • Genesis 34:8
  • Genesis 37:14
  • Judges 9:20
  • Judges 9:46

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.