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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TBESH · H7927H
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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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
the same as H7926 (שְׁכֶם); ridge; Shekem, a place in Palestine
KJV glosses: Shechem.
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How translators render H7927
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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
KJV rendering counts
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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
Verses containing H7927
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eighty men who had shaved off their beards, torn their garments, and cut themselves came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria, carrying grain offerings and frankincense for the house of the LORD.
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