H7927

שכם

שכם

shakam

Proper locative noun, proper masculine noun · The same as שכם (H7926)

The same as H7926; ridge; Shekem, a place in Palestine:—Shechem.

Outline

Shechem = "back" or "shoulder"
proper masculine noun

son of Hamor, the chieftain of the Hivites at Shechem at the time of Jacob's arrival
proper locative noun
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

Usages (2/2)

Psalms 60:6

God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

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Psalms 108:7

God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

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Jeremiah 41:5

That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the LORD.

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Hosea 6:9

And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.

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