שְׁכֶםShᵉkem

Meanings

Same root

• שְׁכֶםshᵉkem · H7926the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of ahill
• ΣυχέμSychém · G4966Sychem (i.e. Shekem), the name of a Canaanite and of a place in Palestine

Where it appears

Appears 63 times in the Bible.

• Genesis 12:6 Abram traveled through the land as far as Shechem. There he set up camp beside the oak of Moreh. At that time, the area was inhabited by Canaanites.
• Genesis 33:18 Later, having traveled all the way from Paddan-aram, Jacob arrived safely at the town of Shechem, in the land of Canaan. There he set up camp outside the town.
• Genesis 33:19 Jacob bought the plot of land where he camped from the family of Hamor, the father of Shechem, for 100 pieces of silver.
• Genesis 34:2 But when the local prince, Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, saw Dinah, he seized her and raped her.
• Genesis 34:4 He said to his father, Hamor, “Get me this young girl. I want to marry her.”
• Genesis 34:6 Hamor, Shechem’s father, came to discuss the matter with Jacob.