שְׁכֶם

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H7927

Transliteration: Shᵉkem

Pronunciation: shek-em'

Definition: Shechem

Original: שׁכם

Transliteration: shekem

Phonetic: shek-em'

BDB Definition:

Shechem = "back" or " shoulder"

son of Hamor, the chieftain of the Hivites at Shechem at the time of Jacob's arrival (noun proper masculine)
a city in Manasseh; located in a valley between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, 34 miles (54 kilometers) north of Jerusalem and 7 miles (noun proper locative)

Origin: the same as H7926" class="dictionary-topic-link">H7926

TWOT entry: 2386b