ΣΥΧΕΜʼ, συχεμʼ
SYCHEMʼ, sychemʼ
Sounds Like: SOO-khem
Translations: Shechem, Sychar
From the root: ΣΥΧΕΜ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is a proper noun referring to an ancient city in Samaria, located between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim. It is also the name of a person, a son of Hamor. The final apostrophe (keraia) indicates that this word is being used as a numeral, representing the number 2000 in ancient Greek numeration, though its primary usage is as a proper noun.
Inflection: Does not inflect (when used as a proper noun); Numeral (when used as a keraia)
Strong’s number: G4840 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
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