Original: שְׁכֶם

Transliteration: Shᵉkem

Phonetic: shek-em'

Short Definition: Shechem

Original: שׁכם

Transliteration: shekem

Phonetic: shek-em'

BDB Definition:

Shechem = "back" or " shoulder"

1. son of Hamor, the chieftain of the Hivites at Shechem at the time of Jacob's arrival (noun proper masculine)
2. a city in Manasseh; located in a valley between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, 34 miles (54 kilometers) north of Jerusalem and 7 miles (noun proper locative)

Origin: the same as H7926

TWOT entry: 2386b

Part(s) of speech:

Cognate: H7925, H7926, H7928, H7929, H7930