שֶׁכֶם
shechem · Shechem
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H7928 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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shechem (שֶׁכֶם) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Shechem”.
The name of a descendant of Gilead, of the tribe of Manasseh, and of other men, among them a Hivite (Genesis 34).
How to say it
she·chem
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- Numbers 26:31
and Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;
- Joshua 17:2
And the allotment was for the rest of the sons of Manasseh according to their families: for the sons of Abiezer, for the sons of Helek, for the sons of Asriel, for the sons of Shechem, for the sons of Hepher, and for the sons of Shemida. These are the sons of Manasseh son of Joseph, the males, according to their families.
- 1 Chronicles 7:19
And the sons of Shemida were: Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam.