Strong G4966Συχέμ
Shechem
- Transliteration
- Suchem
- Pronunciation
- soo-khar'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
Of Hebrew origin [H7927];
Sychem (that is Shekem) the name of a Canaanite and of a place in Palestine: - Sychem.
Sychem (that is Shekem) the name of a Canaanite and of a place in Palestine: - Sychem.
Meaning of the name
Shechem, [possibly] "shoulder [saddle of a hill]; shoulders [and upper back]"
Detailed definition
Συχέμ indecl. (Heb. שְׁכֶם),
Shechem;
1. the son of Hamor (Gen.33:19): Act.7:16 b, Rec.
2. A city of Samaria (AV, Sychem; in LXX also sometimes Σίκιμα, -ων, as in FlJ): Act.7:16 a,b.†
(AS)
Shechem;
1. the son of Hamor (Gen.33:19): Act.7:16 b, Rec.
2. A city of Samaria (AV, Sychem; in LXX also sometimes Σίκιμα, -ων, as in FlJ): Act.7:16 a,b.†
(AS)
In the biblical story
Shechem
City in Canaan, later allotted to Ephraim
Shechem was a prominent city in Canaan, later allotted to the tribe of Ephraim, and the site of important events in Israel's history (Gen. 12:6; 33:18-20; Josh. 20:7; 24:1, 25-26; Judg. 9; 1 Ki. 12:1, 25; Ps. 60:6; 108:7; Acts 7:16).
In the Bible
Strong G4966 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- sychem1
First verses
- Acts 7:16And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.