שקמה

עברית

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שקמה

/ʃikˈma/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

According to Watkins, perhaps a derivation (or a folk-etymological alteration of a word borrowed from the same source) from the root *qāma (“to stand”), see also קָם (kam), Ge'ez ቆመ (ḳomä), Classical Syriac ܩܳܡ, Ugaritic 𐎖𐎎 (qm). However, compare the cognates listed at Ancient Greek σῦκον (sûkon).

noun שִׁקְמָה · shikmá · šiqmā́ · שִׁקְמִים · שִׁקְמוֹת · שִׁקְמַת־

sycamore fig, a tree of the species Ficus sycomorus וַיַּ֤עַן עָמוֹס֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־אֲמַצְיָ֔ה לֹא־נָבִ֣יא אָנֹ֔כִי וְלֹ֥א בֶן־נָבִ֖יא אָנֹ֑כִי כִּי־בוֹקֵ֥ר אָנֹ֖כִי וּבוֹלֵ֥ס שִׁקְמִֽים׃

proper noun שִׁקְמָה · shikmá · שִׁיקְמָה

a female given name, Shikma

In English

sycamore Ficus sycomorus

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {שקמה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%A7%D7%9E%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}