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Strong H79282 sensesשֶׁ֫כֶם

Shechem

Transliteration
shekem
Pronunciation
sheh'-kem

Meaning of the name

Shechem = "back" or "shoulder"

The 2 senses of Strong H7928

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H7928 appears in 3 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

  1. Son of Gilead and Manassite clanH7928G2 verses · Numbers, Joshua
  2. Son of Shemida, a ManassiteH7928H1 verse · 1 Chronicles

General definition

From H7926; {Shekem} the name of a Hivite and two Israelites: - Shechem.

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

  • shechem3

First verses

  1. Numbers 26:31
    And of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites: and of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites:
  2. Joshua 17:2
    There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida: these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families.
  3. 1 Chronicles 7:19
    And the sons of Shemida were, Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.