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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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Strong's Number H7927 matches the Hebrew שְׁכֶם (šᵊḵem),
which occurs 63 times in 54 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 12:6–2Ch 10:1)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:6 - And Abram passeth over into the land, unto the place Shechem, unto the oak of Moreh; and the Canaanite is then in the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 33:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:18 - And Jacob cometh in to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, in his coming from Padan-Aram, and encampeth before the city,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 33:19 - and he buyeth the portion of the field where he hath stretched out his tent, from the hand of the sons of Hamor, father of Shechem, for a hundred kesitah;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:2 - and Shechem, son of Hamor the Hivite, a prince of the land, seeth her, and taketh her, and lieth with her, and humbleth her;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:4 - And Shechem speaketh unto Hamor his father, saying, 'Take for me this damsel for a wife.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:6 - And Hamor, father of Shechem, goeth out unto Jacob to speak with him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:8 - And Hamor speaketh with them, saying, 'Shechem, my son, his soul hath cleaved to your daughter; give her, I pray you, to him for a wife,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:11 - And Shechem saith unto her father, and unto her brethren, 'Let me find grace in your eyes, and that which ye say unto me, I give;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:13

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:13 - And the sons of Jacob answer Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and they speak (because he defiled Dinah their sister),

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:18 - And their words are good in the eyes of Hamor, and in the eyes of Shechem, Hamor's son;

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:20

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:20 - And Hamor cometh -- Shechem his son also -- unto the gate of their city, and they speak unto the men of their city, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:24

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:24 - And unto Hamor, and unto Shechem his son, hearken do all those going out of the gate of his city, and every male is circumcised, all those going out of the gate of his city.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 34:26

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 34:26 - and Hamor, and Shechem his son, they have slain by the mouth of the sword, and they take Dinah out of Shechem's house, and go out.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 35:4 - And they give unto Jacob all the gods of the stranger that are in their hand, and the rings that are in their ears, and Jacob hideth them under the oak which is by Shechem;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:12 - And his brethren go to feed the flock of their father in Shechem,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:13 - and Israel saith unto Joseph, 'Are not thy brethren feeding in Shechem? come, and I send thee unto them;' and he saith to him, 'Here am I;'

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:14 - and he saith to him, 'Go, I pray thee, see the peace of thy brethren, and the peace of the flock, and bring me back word;' and he sendeth him from the valley of Hebron, and he cometh to Shechem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 17:7 - And the border of Manasseh is from Asher to Michmethah, which is on the front of Shechem, and the border hath gone on unto the right, unto the inhabitants of En-Tappuah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 20:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 20:7 - And they sanctify Kedesh in Galilee, in the hill-country of Naphtali, and Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Kirjath-Arba (it is Hebron), in the hill-country of Judah;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:21 - and they give to them the city of refuge for the man-slayer, Shechem and its suburbs, in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Gezer and its suburbs,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:1 - And Joshua gathereth all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and calleth for the elders of Israel, and for its heads, and for its judges, and for its authorities, and they station themselves before God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 24:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:25 - And Joshua maketh a covenant with the people on that day, and layeth on it a statute and an ordinance, in Shechem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 24:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 24:32 - And the bones of Joseph, which the sons of Israel brought up out of Egypt, they buried in Shechem, in the portion of the field which Jacob bought from the sons of Hamor father of Shechem, with a hundred kesitah; and they are to the sons of Joseph for an inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 8:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 8:31 - and his concubine, who is in Shechem, hath born to him -- even she -- a son, and he appointeth his name Abimelech.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:1 - and Abimelech son of Jerubbaal goeth to Shechem, unto his mother's brethren, and speaketh unto them, and unto all the family of the house of his mother's father, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:2 - 'Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the masters of Shechem, Which is good for you -- the ruling over you of seventy men (all the sons of Jerubbaal), or the ruling over you of one man? -- and ye have remembered that I am your bone and your flesh.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:3 - And his mother's brethren speak concerning him, in the ears of all the masters of Shechem, all these words, and their heart inclineth after Abimelech, for they said, 'He is our brother;'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:6 - And all the masters of Shechem are gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and come and cause Abimelech to reign for king at the oak of the camp which is in Shechem;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:7 - and they declare it to Jotham, and he goeth and standeth on the top of mount Gerizim, and lifteth up his voice, and calleth, and saith to them, 'Hearken unto me, O masters of Shechem, and God doth hearken unto you:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:18 - and ye have risen against the house of my father to-day, and slay his sons, seventy men, on one stone, and cause Abimelech son of his handmaid to reign over the masters of Shechem, because he is your brother --

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:20 - and if not -- fire cometh out from Abimelech and devoureth the masters of Shechem and the house of Millo, and fire cometh out from the masters of Shechem and from the house of Millo, and devoureth Abimelech.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:23 - and God sendeth an evil spirit between Abimelech and the masters of Shechem, and the masters of Shechem deal treacherously with Abimelech,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:24 - for the coming in of the violence to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal, and of their blood to place it on Abimelech their brother, who slew them, and on the masters of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to slay his brethren.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:25 - And the masters of Shechem set for him ambushes on the top of the hills, and rob every one who passeth over by them in the way, and it is declared to Abimelech.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:26 - And Gaal son of Ebed cometh -- also his brethren -- and they pass over into Shechem, and the masters of Shechem trust in him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:28 - And Gaal son of Ebed saith, 'Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we serve him? is he not son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his commander? Serve ye the men of Hamor father of Shechem, and wherefore do we serve him -- we?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:31 - and he sendeth messengers unto Abimelech deceitfully, saying, 'Lo, Gaal son of Ebed and his brethren are coming into Shechem, and lo, they are fortifying the city against thee;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:34 - And Abimelech riseth, and all the people who are with him, by night, and they lay wait against Shechem -- four detachments;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:39

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:39 - And Gaal goeth out before the masters of Shechem, and fighteth against Abimelech,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:41

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:41 - And Abimelech abideth in Arumah, and Zebul casteth out Gaal and his brethren from dwelling in Shechem.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:46

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:46 - And all the masters of the tower of Shechem hear, and go in unto the high place of the house of the god Berith,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:47

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:47 - and it is declared to Abimelech that all the masters of the tower of Shechem have gathered themselves together,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:49

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:49 - And all the people also cut down each one his bough, and go after Abimelech, and set them at the high place, and burn by these the high place with fire, and also all the men of the tower of Shechem die, about a thousand men and women.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:57

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:57 - and all the evil of the men of Shechem hath God turned back on their head, and come unto them doth the cursing of Jotham son of Jerubbaal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:19 - And they say, 'Lo, a festival of Jehovah is in Shiloh, from time to time, which is on the north of Beth-El, at the rising of the sun, by the highway which is going up from Beth-El to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:1 - And Rehoboam goeth to Shechem, for to Shechem hath all Israel come to make him king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 12:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:25 - And Jeroboam buildeth Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and dwelleth in it, and goeth out thence, and buildeth Penuel;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 6:67

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 6:67 - and they give to them the cities of refuge, Shechem and its suburbs in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Gezer and its suburbs,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 7:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 7:28 - And their possession and their dwellings are Beth-El and its small towns, and to the east Naaran, and to the west Gezer and its small towns, and Shechem and its small towns, unto Gaza and its small towns;

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 10:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 10:1 - And Rehoboam goeth to Shechem, for to Shechem have all Israel come to cause him to reign.

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