Strong's Hebrew · H7927

שְׁכֶם

Shᵉkem · shek-em'

DefinitionShekem, a place in Palestine
Derivationthe same as H7926 (שְׁכֶם); ridge;
KJV usageShechem.
Occurrences49 in the KJV · 43 verses

שְׁכֶם in Scripture

Genesis 12:6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. Genesis 33:18 And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan -aram; and pitched his tent before the city. Genesis 34:6 And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him. Genesis 35:4 And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem. Genesis 37:12 And his brethren went to feed their father' s flock in Shechem. Genesis 37:13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I . Genesis 37:14 And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. Joshua 17:7 And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that lieth before Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabitants of En -tappuah. Joshua 20:7 And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath -arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah. Joshua 21:21 For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs, Joshua 24:1 And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented themselves before God. Joshua 24:25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.
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