# שְׁכֶם (shekhem) Israeli respelling: she-khem. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew. Strong’s H7927. 54 Old Testament occurrences. Shekem, a place in Palestine King James renderings: Shechem. Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/shekhem-h7927 ## Occurrences - [Genesis 12:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/12/6) — And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. - [Genesis 33:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/33/18) — And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padanaram; and pitched his tent before the c… - [Genesis 33:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/33/19) — And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for an hundred pie… - [Genesis 34:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/34/2) — And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her. - [Genesis 34:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/34/4) — And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife. - [Genesis 34:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/34/6) — And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him. - [Genesis 34:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/34/8) — And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife. - [Genesis 34:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/34/11) — And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give. - [Genesis 34:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/34/13) — And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister: - [Genesis 34:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/34/18) — And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor’s son. - [Genesis 34:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/34/20) — And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying, - [Genesis 34:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/34/24) — And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went… - [Genesis 34:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/34/26) — And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went out. - [Genesis 35:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/35/4) — And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them… - [Genesis 37:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/37/12) — And his brethren went to feed their father’s flock in Shechem. - [Genesis 37:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/37/13) — And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here… - [Genesis 37:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/37/14) — And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sen… - [Joshua 17:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/joshua/17/7) — And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that lieth before Shechem; and the border went along on the right hand unto the inh… - [Joshua 20:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/joshua/20/7) — And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of… - [Joshua 21:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/joshua/21/21) — For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs, - [Joshua 24:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/joshua/24/1) — And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, an… - [Joshua 24:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/joshua/24/25) — So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem. - [Joshua 24:32](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/joshua/24/32) — And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of ground which Jacob bo… - [Judges 8:31](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/8/31) — And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech. - [Judges 9:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/9/1) — And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother’s brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house… - [Judges 9:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/9/2) — Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are three… - [Judges 9:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/9/3) — And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech… - [Judges 9:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/9/6) — And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the plain of the pillar tha… - [Judges 9:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/9/7) — And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hea… - [Judges 9:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/9/18) — And ye are risen up against my father’s house this day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and have made… - [Judges 9:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/9/20) — But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of… - [Judges 9:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/9/23) — Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech: - [Judges 9:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/9/24) — That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which s… - [Judges 9:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/9/25) — And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that way by them: and it… - [Judges 9:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/9/26) — And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him. - [Judges 9:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/9/28) — And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? is not he the son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul hi… - [Judges 9:31](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/9/31) — And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem; and, behold, they… - [Judges 9:34](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/9/34) — And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that were with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four companies. - [Judges 9:39](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/9/39) — And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech. - [Judges 9:41](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/9/41) — And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem. - [Judges 9:46](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/9/46) — And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith. - [Judges 9:47](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/9/47) — And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together. - [Judges 9:49](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/9/49) — And all the people likewise cut down every man his bough, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon t… - [Judges 9:57](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/9/57) — And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal. - [Judges 21:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/21/19) — Then they said, Behold, there is a feast of the LORD in Shiloh yearly in a place which is on the north side of Bethel, on the east side of… - [1 Kings 12:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/12/1) — And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. - [1 Kings 12:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/12/25) — Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel. - [1 Chronicles 6:67](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/6/67) — And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs, - [1 Chronicles 7:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/7/28) — And their possessions and habitations were, Bethel and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof;… - [2 Chronicles 10:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/10/1) — And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king. - [Psalms 60:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/60/6) — God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. - [Psalms 108:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/108/7) — God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. - [Jeremiah 41:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/41/5) — That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent… - [Hosea 6:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hosea/6/9) — And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.