שְׁכֶם
šĕkem
Shechem
Strong's H7927Proper NounHebrewTWOT 2386b

שְׁכֶם (šĕkem) is a Hebrew proper noun meaning Shechem. It appears 63 times in 9 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7927).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2386b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2386b)Shechem; Shekem
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שְׁכֶם proper name of a place

Strong's H7927 שְׁכֶם: Shekem, a place in Palestine
KJV:Shechem.

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: שָׁכַם šākam — start, rise, early; load up, start early in the morning; morning

See it in Scripture

Genesis 12:6Joshua 17:7Judges 8:31

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