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Strong H7928H7928Gשֶׁ֫כֶם

Shechem

One of the 2 senses of Strong H7928

Transliteration
shekem
Pronunciation
sheh'-kem
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man of the tribe of Manasseh living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.26.31;
son of: Gilead (H1568H);
brother of: Abiezer (H44I), Helek (H2507), Asriel (H844), Shemida (H8061) and Hepher (H2660A)
Also named: shikh.mi (שִׁכְמִי "Shechemite" H7930)

Meaning of the name

Shechem = "back" or "shoulder"

General definition

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

In the biblical story

Shechem

Son of Gilead and Manassite clan

Shechem, a son of Gilead and forefather of a Manassite clan.

In the Bible

Strong H7928G appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • shechem2

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.
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