How to Pronounce Shechem
SHEE-kehm
Shechem is pronounced SHEE-kehm (ˈʃɛkəm): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: SHECK-em, SHEK-uhm.
What does Shechem mean?
Shechem means “part; portion; back early in the morning”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Who was Shechem?
Shoulder. (1.) The son of Hamor the Hivite (Gen. 33:19; 34). (2.) A descendant of Manasseh (Num. 26:31; Josh. 17:2). (3.) A city in Samaria (Gen. 33:18), called also Sichem (12:6), Sychem (Acts 7:16). It stood in the narrow sheltered valley between Ebal on the north and Gerizim on the south, these mountains at their base being only some 500 yards apart. Here Abraham pitched his tent and built his first altar in the Promised Land, and received the first divine promise (Gen. 12:6, 7).
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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