ΣΥΧΕΜ, συχεμ
SYCHEM, sychem
Sounds Like: SOO-khem
Translations: Shechem, Sychem
From the root: ΣΥΧΕΜ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is a proper noun referring to a city in Samaria, located in the central hill country of ancient Israel. It was a significant historical and religious site. It can also refer to a person named Shechem, as seen in the provided examples. The name is of Hebrew origin.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G4840 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Genesis — 12:6, 33:19, 34:2, 34:4, 34:6, 34:7, 34:8, 34:11, 34:13, 34:18, 34:20, 34:24, 34:26, 37:12, 37:13, 37:14
- Numbers — 26:35
- Joshua — 17:2, 20:7, 21:21
- Judges — 8:31, 9:1, 9:2, 9:3, 9:28, 9:31, 9:34, 9:39, 9:41, 9:46, 9:47, 9:57, 21:19
- 1 Chronicles — 6:67, 7:19, 7:28
- 2 Chronicles — 10:1
- Judith — 5:16
- Jeremiah — 48:5
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Acts — 7:16
From the same root
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