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Lexicon :: Strong's H7927 - šᵊḵem

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שְׁכֶם
Transliteration
šᵊḵem
Pronunciation
shek-em'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
The same as שְׁכֶם (H7926)
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TWOT Reference: 2386b

Strong’s Definitions

שְׁכֶם Shᵉkem, shek-em'; the same as H7926; ridge; Shekem, a place in Palestine:—Shechem.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 63x

The KJV translates Strong's H7927 in the following manner: Shechem (61x), Sichem (1x), Strong's synonym for consent (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 63x
The KJV translates Strong's H7927 in the following manner: Shechem (61x), Sichem (1x), Strong's synonym for consent (1x).

  1. Shechem = "back" or "shoulder"

    proper masculine noun

    1. son of Hamor, the chieftain of the Hivites at Shechem at the time of Jacob's arrival

      proper locative noun

    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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שְׁכֶם Shᵉkem, shek-em'; the same as H7926; ridge; Shekem, a place in Palestine:—Shechem.
STRONGS H7927: Abbreviations
† II. שְׁכֶם proper name, of a location49 and masculine14 (Συχεμ; LXX of Lucian (Lag.) 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 + 20 times Judges 9 (בַּעֲלֵי שׁ׳ Genesis 33:2 + 12 times, מִגְדַּלשֿׁ׳ ב׳ Genesis 33:46; Genesis 33:47), Hosea 6:9 + 21 times (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 + 10 times 34, Joshua 24:3.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

12:6; 33:2; 33:18; 33:18; 33:19; 34:2; 37:14

Joshua

20:7; 21:21; 24:1; 24:3

Judges

9; 9:28

1 Chronicles

6:52

Hosea

6:9; 6:9

H7927

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7927 matches the Hebrew שְׁכֶם (šᵊḵem),
which occurs 27 times in 22 verses in 'Jdg' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:31 - And his concubine who was in Shechem H7927 also bore him a son, and he [fn]named him Abimelech.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:1 -

Now Abimelech the son of [fn]Jerubbaal went to Shechem H7927, to his mother’s relatives, and spoke to them and to the entire family of the household of his mother’s father, saying,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:2 - “Speak, now, in the hearing of all the [fn]leaders of Shechem H7927, ‘Which is better for you: for seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, to rule over you, or for one man to rule over you?’ Also, remember that I am your bone and your flesh.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:3 - So his mother’s relatives spoke all these words on his behalf in the hearing of all the [fn]leaders of Shechem H7927; and [fn]they were inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is our relative.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:6 - All the [fn]leaders of Shechem H7927 and all [fn]Beth-millo assembled together, and they went and made Abimelech king, by the [fn]oak of the memorial stone which was in Shechem H7927.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:7 -

Now when they told Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and raised his voice and called out. And he said to them, “Listen to me, you [fn]leaders of Shechem H7927, that God may listen to you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:18 - but in fact you have risen against my father’s house today and have killed his sons, seventy men, on one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his female slave, king over the [fn]leaders of Shechem H7927, because he is your relative—

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:20 - “But if not, may fire come out of Abimelech and consume the [fn]leaders of Shechem H7927 and [fn]Beth-millo; and may fire come out of the [fn]leaders of Shechem H7927 and from [fn]Beth-millo, and consume Abimelech.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:23 - Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the [fn]leaders of Shechem H7927; and the [fn]leaders of Shechem H7927 dealt treacherously with Abimelech,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:24 - so that the violence [fn]done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal would come, and the responsibility for their blood would be placed on their brother Abimelech, who killed them, and on the [fn]leaders of Shechem H7927, who [fn]encouraged him to kill his brothers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:25 - The [fn]leaders of Shechem H7927 set up men in ambush against him on the tops of the mountains, and they robbed everyone who would pass by them on the road; and it was reported to Abimelech.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:26 -

Now Gaal the son of Ebed came with his relatives, and crossed over into Shechem H7927; and the [fn]leaders of Shechem H7927 trusted him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:28 - Then Gaal the son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem H7927, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is Zebul not his governor? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem H7927; but why should we serve him?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:31 - So using deception, he successfully sent messengers to Abimelech, saying, “Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his relatives have come to Shechem H7927; and behold, they are [fn]stirring up the city against you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:34 -

So Abimelech and all the people who were with him got up at night, and lay in wait against Shechem H7927, in four [fn]units.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:39 - So Gaal went out [fn]in the sight of the [fn]leaders of Shechem H7927 and fought Abimelech.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:41

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:41 - Then Abimelech stayed in Arumah, but Zebul drove out Gaal and his relatives so that they could not stay in Shechem H7927.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:46

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:46 -

When all the [fn]leaders of the tower of Shechem H7927 heard about it, they entered the inner chamber of the [fn]temple of El-berith.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:47

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:47 - And it was reported to Abimelech that all the [fn]leaders of the tower of Shechem H7927 were gathered together.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:49

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:49 - So all the people also cut down, each one, his branch and followed Abimelech, and put them on top of the inner chamber and set the inner chamber on fire over those inside, so that all the people of the tower of Shechem H7927 also died, about a thousand men and women.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:57

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:57 - God also returned all the wickedness of the men of Shechem H7927 on their heads, and the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal came [fn]upon them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:19 -

So they said, “Behold, there is a feast of the LORD from year to year in Shiloh, which is on the north side of Bethel, on the east side of the road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem H7927, and on the south side of Lebonah.”

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