שְׁכֶםshᵉkem

Meanings

Same root

• שָׁכַםshâkam · H7925literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. to start early in the morning
• שְׁכֶםShᵉkem · H7927Shekem, a place in Palestine
• שֶׁכֶםShekem · H7928Shekem, the name of a Hivite and two Israelites
• שִׁכְמָהshikmâh · H7929the shoulderbone

Where it appears

Appears 21 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 9:23 Then Shem and Japheth took a robe, held it over their shoulders, and backed into the tent to cover their father. As they did this, they looked the other way so they would not see him naked.
• Genesis 21:14 So Abraham got up early the next morning, prepared food and a container of water, and strapped them on Hagar’s shoulders. Then he sent her away with their son, and she wandered aimlessly in the wilderness of Beersheba.
• Genesis 24:15 Before he had finished praying, he saw a young woman named Rebekah coming out with her water jug on her shoulder. She was the daughter of Bethuel, who was the son of Abraham’s brother Nahor and his wife, Milcah.
• Genesis 24:45 “Before I had finished praying in my heart, I saw Rebekah coming out with her water jug on her shoulder. She went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’
• Genesis 48:22 And beyond what I have given your brothers, I am giving you an extra portion of the land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.”
• Genesis 49:15 When he sees how good the countryside is and how pleasant the land, he will bend his shoulder to the load and submit himself to hard labor.