שכם

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שכם

/ʃχem/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎘𐎋𐎎 (ṯkm, “shoulders”).

noun שְׁכֶם · sh'khém · form שֶׁכֶם · שִׁכְמִי · שִׁכְמֵנוּ

no plural shoulder, upper part of the back וַיִּקַּח שֵׁם וָיֶפֶת אֶת־הַשִּׂמְלָה וַיָּשִׂימוּ עַל־שְׁכֶם שְׁנֵיהֶם וַיֵּלְכוּ אֲחֹרַנִּית וַיְכַסּוּ אֵת עֶרְוַת אֲבִיהֶם וּפְנֵיהֶם אֲחֹרַנִּית וְעֶרְוַת אֲבִיהֶם לֹא רָאוּ׃

proper noun שְׁכֶם · sh'khém

Biblical Shechem, son of the Hivite king Hamor וַיַּרְא אֹתָהּ שְׁכֶם בֶּן־חֲמוֹר הַחִוִּי נְשִׂיא הָאָרֶץ וַיִּקַּח אֹתָהּ וַיִּשְׁכַּב אֹתָהּ וַיְעַנֶּהָ׃
Biblical Shechem, Sichem (an ancient city near present-day Nablus, Palestine) וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר אַבְרָם֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ עַ֚ד מְק֣וֹם שְׁכֶ֔ם עַ֖ד אֵל֣וֹן מוֹרֶ֑ה וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖י אָ֥ז בָּאָֽרֶץ׃
Modern Israeli Nablus (a city in the West Bank, Palestine)

In English

shoulder blade bone
Nablus city in the West Bank
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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {שכם},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%9B%D7%9D},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}