שְׁכֶם (šĕkem) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning shoulder. It appears
21 times
in 9 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H7926).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2386a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2386a)shoulder; neck; back; spur, the shoulderbone; portion, shoulder blade
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
שְׁכֶםnoun, masculine: shoulder
1.neck (sometimes including back of neck)
2.in genitive back
Strong's H7926שְׁכֶם: the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of a hill KJV:back, × consent, portion, shoulder.
Strong's H7929שִׁכְמָה: the shoulderbone KJV:shoulder blade.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 2386: שָׁכַםšākam — start, rise, early; load up, start early in the morning; morning