שְׁכֶם (she.khem) means “Shechem” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: shek-em' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
שְׁכֶם · she.khem · Shechem
Shechem = "back" or "shoulder" 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 Also named: Suchem (Συχέμ "Shechem" G4966)
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שְׁכֶם · she.khem · Shechem
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.33.19; son of: Hamor (H2544) § Shechem = "back" or "shoulder" 1) son of Hamor, the chieftain of the Hivites at Shechem at the time of Jacob's arrival 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
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the same as H7926 (שְׁכֶם); ridge; Shekem, a place in Palestine
KJV glosses: Shechem.
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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 |
|---|---|
| of shechem | 18 |
| shechem | 15 |
| to shechem | 5 |
| at shechem | 4 |
| in shechem | 3 |
| shechems | 2 |
| there | 2 |
| and shechem | 1 |
| and there at shechem | 1 |
| from shechem | 1 |
| him | 1 |
| into shechem | 1 |
| is shechem | 1 |
| meanwhile shechems | 1 |
| near shechem | 1 |
| out of shechems | 1 |
| so shechem | 1 |
| the flocks at shechem | 1 |
| then shechem | 1 |
| when shechem | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| of shechem | 21 |
| to shechem | 9 |
| shechem | 8 |
| and shechem | 6 |
| in shechem | 6 |
| against shechem | 1 |
| and unto shechem | 1 |
| and when shechem | 1 |
| by consent | 1 |
| by shechem | 1 |
| for to shechem | 1 |
| from shechem | 1 |
| of shechems | 1 |
| of sichem | 1 |
| shechems | 1 |
| them shechem | 1 |
| thereof shechem | 1 |
| they in shechem | 1 |
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Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the Oak of Moreh at Shechem. And at that time the Canaanites were in the land.
Read word by wordAfter Jacob had come from Paddan-aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped just outside the city.
Read word by wordAnd the plot of ground where he pitched his tent, he purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver.
Read word by wordWhen Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.
Read word by wordSo Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.”
Read word by wordMeanwhile, Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob.
Read word by wordBut Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.
Read word by wordThen Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask.
Read word by wordBut because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.
Read word by wordTheir offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem.
Read word by wordSo Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city:
Read word by wordAll the men who went out of the city gate listened to Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male of the city was circumcised.
Read word by wordThey killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.
Read word by wordSo they gave Jacob all their foreign gods and all their earrings, and Jacob buried them under the oak near Shechem.
Read word by wordSome time later, Joseph’s brothers had gone to pasture their father’s flocks near Shechem.
Read word by wordIsrael said to him, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flocks at Shechem? Get ready; I am sending you to them.” “I am ready,” Joseph replied.
Read word by wordThen Israel told him, “Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when Joseph arrived in Shechem,
Read word by wordNow the border of Manasseh went from Asher to Michmethath near Shechem, then southward to include the inhabitants of En-tappuah.
Read word by wordSo they set apart Kedesh in Galilee in the hill country of Naphtali, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the hill country of Judah.
Read word by wordthey were given Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for the manslayer), Gezer,
Read word by wordThen Joshua assembled all the tribes of Israel at Shechem. He summoned the elders, leaders, judges, and officers of Israel, and they presented themselves before God.
Read word by wordOn that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he established for them a statute and ordinance.
Read word by wordAnd the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up out of Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the plot of land that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. So it became an inheritance for Joseph’s descendants.
Read word by wordHis concubine, who dwelt in Shechem, also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.
Read word by wordNow Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to his mother’s brothers at Shechem and said to them and to all the clan of his mother,
Read word by word“Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember that I am your own flesh and blood.”
Read word by wordAnd when his mother’s brothers spoke all these words about him in the presence of all the leaders of Shechem, their hearts were inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is our brother.”
Read word by wordThen all the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo gathered beside the oak at the pillar in Shechem and proceeded to make Abimelech their king.
Read word by wordWhen this was reported to Jotham, he climbed to the top of Mount Gerizim, raised his voice, and cried out: “Listen to me, O leaders of Shechem, and may God listen to you.
Read word by wordbut you have risen up against my father’s house this day and killed his seventy sons on a single stone, and you have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the leaders of Shechem because he is your brother—
Read word by wordBut if not, may fire come from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo, and may fire come from the leaders of Shechem and Beth-millo and consume Abimelech.”
Read word by wordGod sent a spirit of animosity between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem and caused them to treat Abimelech deceitfully,
Read word by wordin order that the crime against the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come to justice and their blood be avenged on their brother Abimelech and on the leaders of Shechem, who had helped him murder his brothers.
Read word by wordThe leaders of Shechem set up an ambush against Abimelech on the hilltops, and they robbed all who passed by them on the road. So this was reported to Abimelech.
Read word by wordMeanwhile, Gaal son of Ebed came with his brothers and crossed into Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem put their confidence in him.
Read word by wordThen Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? You are to serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem. Why should we serve Abimelech?
Read word by wordSo he covertly sent messengers to Abimelech to say, “Look, Gaal son of Ebed and his brothers have come to Shechem and are stirring up the city against you.
Read word by wordSo Abimelech and all his troops set out by night and lay in wait against Shechem in four companies.
Read word by wordSo Gaal went out before the leaders of Shechem and fought against Abimelech,
Read word by wordAbimelech stayed in Arumah, and Zebul drove Gaal and his brothers out of Shechem.
Read word by wordOn hearing of this, all the leaders in the tower of Shechem entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.
Read word by wordAnd when Abimelech was told that all the leaders in the tower of Shechem were gathered there,
Read word by wordSo each man also cut his own branch and followed Abimelech. Then they piled the branches against the inner chamber and set it on fire above them, killing everyone in the tower of Shechem, about a thousand men and women.
Read word by wordAnd God also brought all the wickedness of the men of Shechem back upon their own heads. So the curse of Jotham son of Jerubbaal came upon them.
Read word by word“But look,” they said, “there is a yearly feast to the LORD in Shiloh, which is north of Bethel east of the road that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.”
Read word by wordThen Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.
Read word by wordThen Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. And from there he went out and built Penuel.
Read word by wordThey were given Shechem (a city of refuge) with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer,
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 6.52
Their holdings and settlements included Bethel and its villages, Naaran to the east, Gezer and its villages to the west, and Shechem and its villages as far as Ayyah and its villages.
Read word by wordThen Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.
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