How to Pronounce Shunem
SHOO-nehm
Shunem is pronounced SHOO-nehm (ˈʃuːnəm): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: SHOO-nem, SHOO-nuhm.
What does Shunem mean?
Shunem means “their change; their sleep”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Shunem?
Shunem was a town in the territory of the tribe of Issachar (Joshua 19:18). The Philistines camped there before Saul's final battle (1 Samuel 28:4), and it was home to the wealthy woman who gave the prophet Elisha a room and meals whenever he passed through (2 Kings 4:8).
Also pronounced
SHOO-nem
SHOO-nuhm
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