TBESH · H7926
שְׁכֶם · she.khem · shoulder
1) shoulder, back 1a) shoulder, shoulder-blade 1b) back (in general) Also means: shikh.mah (שִׁכְמָה "shoulder" H7929)
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she.khem H7926
שְׁכֶם (she.khem) means “shoulder” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
שְׁכֶם Hebrew · H7926 21 tagged occurrences in 21 verses
Pronunciation guide: shek-em' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
from H7925 (שָׁכַם); the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of ahill
KJV glosses: back, [idiom] consent, portion, shoulder.
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How translators render H7926
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| his shoulder | 5 |
| their shoulders | 4 |
| her shoulder | 2 |
| a head | 1 |
| he was a head | 1 |
| his shoulders | 1 |
| my shoulder | 1 |
| ridge of land | 1 |
| shoulder | 1 |
| shoulders | 1 |
| your shoulders | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| his shoulder | 2 |
| on her shoulder | 2 |
| upon his shoulder | 2 |
| by consent | 1 |
| consent | 1 |
| from his shoulders | 1 |
| from off their shoulders | 1 |
| from off thy shoulder | 1 |
| his back | 1 |
| it upon my shoulder | 1 |
| of his shoulder | 1 |
| on his shoulder | 1 |
| portion | 1 |
| shall be upon his shoulder | 1 |
| than he from his shoulders | 1 |
| their shoulders | 1 |
| them turn their back | 1 |
| upon her shoulder | 1 |
| upon their shoulders | 1 |
Verses containing H7926
Page 1 of 1. 21 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Genesis 9:23
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Shem and Japheth took a garment and placed it across their shoulders, and walking backward, they covered their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned away so that they did not see their father’s nakedness.
Read word by word - Genesis 21:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Early in the morning, Abraham got up, took bread and a skin of water, put them on Hagar’s shoulders, and sent her away with the boy. She left and wandered in the Wilderness of Beersheba.
Read word by word - Genesis 24:15
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Before the servant had finished praying, Rebekah came out with her jar on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, the wife of Abraham’s brother Nahor.
Read word by word - Genesis 24:45
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And before I had finished praying in my heart, there was Rebekah coming out with her jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’
Read word by word - Genesis 48:22
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And to you, as one who is above your brothers, I give the ridge of land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.”
Read word by word - Genesis 49:15
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He saw that his resting place was good and that his land was pleasant, so he bent his shoulder to the burden and submitted to labor as a servant.
Read word by word - Exodus 12:34
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So the people took their dough before it was leavened, carrying it on their shoulders in kneading bowls wrapped in clothing.
Read word by word - Joshua 4:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
and said to them, “Cross over before the ark of the LORD your God into the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to take a stone upon his shoulder, according to the number of the tribes of Israel,
Read word by word - Judges 9:48
· BSB · 1 occurrence
he and all his men went up to Mount Zalmon. Abimelech took his axe in his hand and cut a branch from the trees, which he lifted to his shoulder, saying to his men, “Hurry and do what you have seen me do.”
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 9:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And he had a son named Saul, choice and handsome, without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of the people.
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 10:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul’s heart, and all the signs came to pass that day.
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 10:23
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So they ran and brought Saul, and when he stood among the people, he was a head taller than any of the others.
Read word by word - Job 31:36
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Surely I would carry it on my shoulder and wear it like a crown.
Read word by word - Psalms 21:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 21.13
- Psalms 81:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 81.7
- Isaiah 9:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For as in the day of Midian You have shattered the yoke of their burden, the bar across their shoulders, and the rod of their oppressor.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 9.3
- Isaiah 9:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 9.5
- Isaiah 10:27
· BSB · 1 occurrence
On that day the burden will be lifted from your shoulders, and the yoke from your neck. The yoke will be broken because your neck will be too large.
Read word by word - Isaiah 14:25
· BSB · 1 occurrence
I will break Assyria in My land; I will trample him on My mountain. His yoke will be taken off My people, and his burden removed from their shoulders.”
Read word by word - Isaiah 22:22
· BSB · 1 occurrence
I will place on his shoulder the key to the house of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open.
Read word by word - Zephaniah 3:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For then I will restore pure lips to the peoples, that all may call upon the name of the LORD and serve Him shoulder to shoulder.
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