Strong H7930שִׁכְמִי

Shechemite

Transliteration
shikmîy
Pronunciation
shik-mee'
Morphology
Proper Name of a Person in Gentilic sense

Definition

Patronymic from H7928; a Shikmite ({collectively}) or descendant of Shekem: - Shichemites.

Meaning of the name

Shechemites = "shoulder"

Detailed definition

Someone descended from Shechem who was 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)
Group of she.khem (שֶׁ֫כֶם "Shechem" H7928)

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 H7930 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • shechemites1

First verses

  1. Numbers 26:31
    And of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites: and of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites:
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