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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)
Dictionary Aids

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 - concubina autem illius quam habebat in Sychem genuit ei filium nomine Abimelech

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:1 - abiit autem Abimelech filius Hierobbaal in Sychem ad fratres matris suae et locutus est ad eos et ad omnem cognationem domus patris matris suae dicens

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:2 - loquimini ad omnes viros Sychem quid vobis est melius ut dominentur vestri septuaginta viri omnes filii Hierobbaal an ut dominetur vobis unus vir simulque considerate quia os vestrum et caro vestra sum

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:3 - locutique sunt fratres matris eius de eo ad omnes viros Sychem universos sermones istos et inclinaverunt cor eorum post Abimelech dicentes frater noster est

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:6 - congregati sunt autem omnes viri Sychem et universae familiae urbis Mello abieruntque et constituerunt regem Abimelech iuxta quercum quae stabat in Sychem

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:7 - quod cum nuntiatum esset Ioatham ivit et stetit in vertice montis Garizim elevataque voce clamavit et dixit audite me viri Sychem ita audiat vos Deus

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:18 - qui nunc surrexistis contra domum patris mei et interfecistis filios eius septuaginta viros super unum lapidem et constituistis regem Abimelech filium ancillae eius super habitatores Sychem eo quod frater vester sit

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:20 - sin autem perverse egrediatur ignis ex eo et consumat habitatores Sychem et oppidum Mello egrediaturque ignis de viris Sychem et de oppido Mello et devoret Abimelech

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:23 - misitque Deus spiritum pessimum inter Abimelech et habitatores Sychem qui coeperunt eum detestari

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:24 - et scelus interfectionis septuaginta filiorum Hierobbaal et effusionem sanguinis eorum conferre in Abimelech fratrem suum et in ceteros Sycimarum principes qui eum adiuverant

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:25 - posueruntque insidias adversum eum in montium summitate et dum illius praestolantur adventum exercebant latrocinia agentes praedas de praetereuntibus nuntiatumque est Abimelech

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:26 - venit autem Gaal filius Obed cum fratribus suis et transivit in Sycimam ad cuius adventum erecti habitatores Sychem

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:28 - clamante Gaal filio Obed quis est Abimelech et quae est Sychem ut serviamus ei numquid non est filius Hierobbaal et constituit principem Zebul servum suum super viros Emmor patris Sychem cur igitur servimus ei

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:31 - et misit clam ad Abimelech nuntios dicens ecce Gaal filius Obed venit in Sycimam cum fratribus suis et obpugnat adversum te civitatem

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:34 - surrexit itaque Abimelech cum omni exercitu suo nocte et tetendit insidias iuxta Sycimam in quattuor locis

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:39 - abiit ergo Gaal spectante Sycimarum populo et pugnavit contra Abimelech

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:41

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:41 - et Abimelech sedit in Ruma Zebul autem Gaal et socios eius expulit de urbe nec in ea passus est commorari

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:46

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:46 - quod cum audissent qui habitabant in turre Sycimorum ingressi sunt fanum dei sui Berith ubi foedus cum eo pepigerant et ex eo locus nomen acceperat qui erat valde munitus

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:47

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:47 - Abimelech quoque audiens viros turris Sycimorum pariter conglobatos

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:49

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:49 - igitur certatim ramos de arboribus praecidentes sequebantur ducem quos circumdantes praesidio succenderunt atque ita factum est ut fumo et igne mille hominum necarentur viri pariter ac mulieres habitatorum turris Sychem

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:57

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:57 - Sycimitis quoque quod operati erant retributum est et venit super eos maledictio Ioatham filii Hierobbaal

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:19 - ceperuntque consilium atque dixerunt ecce sollemnitas Domini est in Silo anniversaria quae sita est ad septentrionem urbis Bethel et ad orientalem plagam viae quae de Bethel tendit ad Sycimam et ad meridiem oppidi Lebona
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