Shechem — the meaning of the Hebrew name שְׁכֶם

שְׁכֶם

Shᵉkem · pronounced shek-em' · Strong's H7927 · a man and a place

Shechem means ridge.

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Strong's definition

the same as H7926; ridge; Shekem, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Gen 12:6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. (KJV)

Every verse that names Shechem

54 occurrences in 54 verses — Genesis, Joshua, Judges, 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Psalms, Jeremiah, Hosea

Gen 12:6Gen 33:18Gen 33:19Gen 34:2Gen 34:4Gen 34:6Gen 34:8Gen 34:11Gen 34:13Gen 34:18Gen 34:20Gen 34:24Gen 34:26Gen 35:4Gen 37:12Gen 37:13Gen 37:14Josh 17:7Josh 20:7Josh 21:21Josh 24:1Josh 24:25Josh 24:32Judg 8:31Judg 9:1Judg 9:2Judg 9:3Judg 9:6Judg 9:7Judg 9:18Judg 9:20Judg 9:23Judg 9:24Judg 9:25Judg 9:26Judg 9:28Judg 9:31Judg 9:34Judg 9:39Judg 9:41Judg 9:46Judg 9:47Judg 9:49Judg 9:57Judg 21:191Kgs 12:11Kgs 12:251Chr 6:521Chr 7:282Chr 10:1Ps 60:8Ps 108:8Jer 41:5Hos 6:9

Other people or places called Shechem

Shechem (H7928) — Shekem, the name of a Hivite and two Israelites

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