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

  1. Shechem = "back" or "shoulder"
  2. proper masculine noun
    1. son of Hamor, the chieftain of the Hivites at Shechem at the time of Jacob's arrival
    2. proper locative noun
    3. 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
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