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שְׁכֶם H7927

H7927 is the Hebrew word שְׁכֶם, transliterated Shᵉkem and said shek-em'. The King James Version most often renders it shechem.

Word: שְׁכֶםTransliteration: ShᵉkemSaid: shek-em'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 49 verses

What it means

Shekem, a place in Palestine.

Where it comes from

the same as H7926 (שְׁכֶם); ridge.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 57 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

shechem 50×shechem's 2×sichem 1×flock in shechem 1×against shechem 1×thereof shechem 1×consent 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Shechem.

Verses using שְׁכֶם

The first 40 of 49 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 12:6 · KJV

And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

Genesis 33:18 · KJV

And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padanaram; and pitched his tent before the city.

Genesis 33:19 · KJV

And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for an hundred pieces of money.

Genesis 34:2 · KJV

And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.

Genesis 34:4 · KJV

And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.

Genesis 34:6 · KJV

And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.

Genesis 34:8 · KJV

And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.

Genesis 34:11 · KJV

And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.

Genesis 34:13 · KJV

And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:

Genesis 34:18 · KJV

And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son.

Genesis 34:20 · KJV

And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,

Genesis 34:24 · KJV

And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.

Genesis 34:26 · KJV

And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went out.

Genesis 37:13 · KJV

And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.

Joshua 17:7 · KJV

And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that lieth before Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabitants of Entappuah.

Joshua 20:7 · KJV

And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.

Joshua 21:21 · KJV

For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,

Joshua 24:1 · KJV

And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God.

Joshua 24:32 · KJV

And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the inheritance of the children of Joseph.

Judges 8:31 · KJV

And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.

Judges 9:1 · KJV

And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother’s brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,

Judges 9:2 · KJV

Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.

Judges 9:3 · KJV

And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.

Judges 9:6 · KJV

And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.

Judges 9:7 · KJV

And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.

Judges 9:18 · KJV

And ye are risen up against my father’s house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother;)

Judges 9:20 · KJV

But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.

Judges 9:23 · KJV

Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:

Judges 9:24 · KJV

That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren.

Judges 9:25 · KJV

And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it was told Abimelech.

Judges 9:26 · KJV

And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him.

Judges 9:28 · KJV

And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?

Judges 9:31 · KJV

And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.

Judges 9:34 · KJV

And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies.

Judges 9:39 · KJV

And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech.

Judges 9:46 · KJV

And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.

Judges 9:47 · KJV

And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.

Judges 9:49 · KJV

And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.

Judges 9:57 · KJV

And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal.

Judges 21:19 · KJV

Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the LORD in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7927 mean?

H7927 is the Hebrew word שְׁכֶם (Shᵉkem), meaning Shekem, a place in Palestine.

How is H7927 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it shechem (50 times), shechem's (2 times), sichem (1 time), flock in shechem (1 time), against shechem (1 time), among others.

How many times does H7927 appear in the Bible?

שְׁכֶם (Shᵉkem) is tagged in 49 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7927 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: the same as H7926 (שְׁכֶם); ridge.

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