Strongs Number: H7927
- Hebrew Word
- שְׁכֶם
- Transliteration
- Shᵉkem
- Phonetic
- shek-em'
- Part of Speech
- Strongs Definition
-
ridge; {Shekem} a place in Palestine
- BDB Definition
-
Shechem = "back" or "shoulder" n pr m
1. son of Hamor, the chieftain of the Hivites at Shechem at the time of Jacob's arrival n pr loc
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
- Origin
- The same as H7926
- Bible Usage
- Shechem.