שְׁכֶם

Strong's Definition

ridge Shekem, a place in Palestine &#8212 Shechem.

Detailed Meaning

Shechem = &quot back&quot or &quot shoulder&quot , son of Hamor, the chieftain of the Hivites at Shechem at the time of Jacob&#39 s arrival, 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

Part of Speech

proper locative noun, proper masculine noun

KJV Translation Counts

Shechem(61x) Sichem(1x)

Related Words

H7926 | שְׁכֶם | shoulder, back, consent, portion