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UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

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שְׁכֶם

Strong’s: H7926 · H7927 · H7929

Associated OET lemmas: שְׁכֶם

Authors: Reinier de Blois

Form 1

Part of speech: nsm

Related lemmas: שׁכם

Sense 1: shoulder

Semantic domains: People (001001002003)

Core domains: Body (019)

Definition: = the upper part of the human body between the head and the chest; ≈ associated with heavy burdens, and, in a more figurative way, heave responsibilities

GEN 9:23: RV GEN 9:23 · LV GEN 9:23 · Read together GEN 9:23

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OET-RV GEN 9:23

23 So Shem and Yefet took a robe, and holding it between their shoulders they walked backwards into the tent and covered their father’s nakedness. (Their faces were towards the tent entrance, so they didn’t see his nakedness.)

OET-LV GEN 9:23

23 And_ Shēm and_Yefet/(Japheth) _he/it_took DOM the_garment and_they_put_it on the_shoulder_of both_of_them and_they_walked backwards and_they_covered DOM the_nakedness_of their_father_of_their and_faces_of_their were_backwards and_the_nakedness_of their_father_of_their not they_saw.

GEN 21:14: RV GEN 21:14 · LV GEN 21:14 · Read together GEN 21:14

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OET-RV GEN 21:14

14 Avraham got up early the next morning, and got some bread and a skin of water and helped Hagar put them on her shoulder. Then he gave her the child and sent her away, and she left and wandered in the wilderness around Be’er-Sheva (Beersheba).

OET-LV GEN 21:14

14 And_ ʼAⱱrāhām _he_rose_early in_morning and_he/it_took food and_a_skin_of water and_he/it_gave to Hāgār placing on shoulder_of_her and_DOM the_boy and_he_sent_her_away and_she_went and_she_wandered in_the_wilderness_of Bəʼēr.
All 18 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: RV GEN 9:23 · RV GEN 21:14 · RV GEN 24:15 · RV GEN 24:45 · RV GEN 49:15 · LV GEN 9:23 · LV GEN 21:14 · LV GEN 24:15 · LV GEN 24:45 · LV GEN 49:15 · Read together GEN 9:23 · Read together GEN 21:14 · Read together GEN 24:15 · Read together GEN 24:45 · Read together GEN 49:15

EXO: RV EXO 12:34 · LV EXO 12:34 · Read together EXO 12:34

JOS: RV JOS 4:5 · LV JOS 4:5 · Read together JOS 4:5

JDG: RV JDG 9:48 · LV JDG 9:48 · Read together JDG 9:48

SA1: RV SA1 9:2 · RV SA1 10:23 · LV SA1 9:2 · LV SA1 10:23 · Read together SA1 9:2 · Read together SA1 10:23

JOB: RV JOB 31:22 · RV JOB 31:36 · LV JOB 31:22 · LV JOB 31:36 · Read together JOB 31:22 · Read together JOB 31:36

PSA: RV PSA 81:6 · LV PSA 81:7 · Read together PSA 81:6

ISA: RV ISA 9:4 · RV ISA 9:6 · RV ISA 10:27 · RV ISA 14:25 · RV ISA 22:22 · LV ISA 9:3 · LV ISA 9:5 · LV ISA 10:27 · LV ISA 14:25 · LV ISA 22:22 · Read together ISA 9:4 · Read together ISA 9:6 · Read together ISA 10:27 · Read together ISA 14:25 · Read together ISA 22:22

Sense 2: mountain slope

Semantic domains: Landforms (001005002002002)

Core domains: Nature (115)

Definition: literally: shoulder; hence: = mountain or ridge of mountains ◄ shaped like a shoulder

GEN 48:22: RV GEN 48:22 · LV GEN 48:22 · Read together GEN 48:22

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OET-RV GEN 48:22

22 I’m giving Shekem to you as an additional inheritance over that of your brothers. I captured it with my sword and my bow from the descendants of Amor and it’s now yours.”

OET-LV GEN 48:22

22 And_I I_give to/for_yourself(m) a_shoulder one over brothers_of_your which I_took from_the_hand_of the_ʼAmorī by_sword_of_my and_by_bow_of_my.

Sense 3: to turn (one's) back

Semantic domains: Turn (002002001019)

Definition: literally: to turn (one's) shoulder; hence: = action by which humans turn around in order to move away from the place they were facing earlier

Forms: vbhif-

Collocations: פנה שְׁכֶם

SA1 10:9: RV SA1 10:9 · LV SA1 10:9 · Read together SA1 10:9

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OET-RV SA1 10:9

9 Then as Sha’ul (Saul) started to leave Shmuel (Samuel), God changed his thinking. Then all Shmuel’s predictions came true that day,

OET-LV SA1 10:9

9 And_it_was just_as_he_turned shoulder_of_his to_go from_with Shəmūʼēl/(Samuel) and_he_changed to_him/it god a_heart another and_ all_of the_signs the_these _they_came in_the_day (the)_that.

Sense 4: to cause to turn back

Semantic domains: Turn (002002001019)

Definition: literally: to put shoulder; hence: = causative action by which humans cause other humans to turn around in order to move away from the place they were facing earlier

Forms: vbqal-

Collocations: שׁית שְׁכֵם

PSA 21:13: RV PSA 21:12 · LV PSA 21:13 · Read together PSA 21:12

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OET-RV PSA 21:12

12 because you will turn them back.
 ⇔ ≈ You’ll draw your bow in front of them.

OET-LV PSA 21:13

13  If/because you_will_make_them a_shoulder on_bowstrings_of_your you_will_prepare on faces_of_their.

Sense 5: with one accord

Semantic domains: Willing (002001002028)

Core domains: Willingness (197)

Definition: literally: one shoulder; hence: = state in which a humans are willing to work together towards a certain goal

Collocations: שְׁכֶם אֶחָד

ZEP 3:9: RV ZEP 3:9 · LV ZEP 3:9 · Read together ZEP 3:9

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OET-RV ZEP 3:9

 ⇔  9 Then I’ll be sure to give pure speech to the peoples,
 ⇔ so all of them can pray to Yahweh,
 ⇔ and serve him side-by-side.

OET-LV ZEP 3:9

9 If/because then I_will_restore to peoples a_lip purified to_ of_them_of_all _call in/on_name_of YHWH to_serve_him a_shoulder one.

Form 2

Part of speech: np

Related names: שִׁכְמִי

Sense 1: Shechem

Semantic domains: Names of People (003001007)

Definition: = man; ◄ son of Hamor; ► chief of Shechem

GEN 34:2: RV GEN 34:2 · LV GEN 34:2 · Read together GEN 34:2

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OET-RV GEN 34:2

2 but Shekem, the son of Hamor the Hivi, the ruler of the land, saw her and he grabbed her and raped her.

OET-LV GEN 34:2

2 And_ Shəkem the_son_of Ḩₐmōr the_Ḩiūī the_chief_of the_earth/land _he/it_saw DOM_her/it and_he/it_took DOM_her/it and_he_lay DOM_her/it and_he_humiliated_her.

GEN 34:4: RV GEN 34:4 · LV GEN 34:4 · Read together GEN 34:4

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OET-RV GEN 34:4

4 Then he asked Hamor his father, “Get this girl for me as a wife.”

OET-LV GEN 34:4

4 And_ Shəkem _he/it_said to Ḩₐmōr his/its_father to_say get to_me DOM the_girl (the)_this to/for_(a)_woman.
All 11 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: RV GEN 34:2 · RV GEN 34:4 · RV GEN 34:6 · RV GEN 34:8 · RV GEN 34:11 · RV GEN 34:13 · RV GEN 34:18 · RV GEN 34:20 · RV GEN 34:24 · RV GEN 34:26 · LV GEN 34:2 · LV GEN 34:4 · LV GEN 34:6 · LV GEN 34:8 · LV GEN 34:11 · LV GEN 34:13 · LV GEN 34:18 · LV GEN 34:20 · LV GEN 34:24 · LV GEN 34:26 · Read together GEN 34:2 · Read together GEN 34:4 · Read together GEN 34:6 · Read together GEN 34:8 · Read together GEN 34:11 · Read together GEN 34:13 · Read together GEN 34:18 · Read together GEN 34:20 · Read together GEN 34:24 · Read together GEN 34:26

JOS: RV JOS 24:32 · LV JOS 24:32 · Read together JOS 24:32

Sense 2: Shechem

Semantic domains: Names of Locations (003001010)

Definition: = town; ◄ territory of Ephraim; ► assigned to clan of Kohath, tribe of Levi as a town of refuge

Coordinates: 32.213691,35.281798

GEN 12:6: RV GEN 12:6 · LV GEN 12:6 · Read together GEN 12:6

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OET-RV GEN 12:6

6 they continued travelling as far as the city of Shekem, to Moreh’s oak tree. (The Kena’anim (Canaanites) were still living in that region at that time.)

OET-LV GEN 12:6

6 And_ ʼAⱱrām _he/it_passed_through on_the_earth to the_place_of Shəkem to the_great_tree_of Mōreh and_the_Kənaˊₐnīte then on_the_earth.

GEN 33:18: RV GEN 33:18 · LV GEN 33:18 · Read together GEN 33:18

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OET-RV GEN 33:18

18 Then Ya’akov (Jacob), having come from Padan-Aram, arrived peacefully at the city of Shekem in the Kena’an (Canaan) region, and he camped outside the city.

OET-LV GEN 33:18

18 And_ Yaˊₐqoⱱ _he_came safe the_city_of Shəkem which in_land of_Kənaˊan/(Canaan) when_came_he from_Paddan- aram and_he_camped with the_face_of the_city.
All 44 recorded passages for this sense

GEN: RV GEN 12:6 · RV GEN 33:18–19 · RV GEN 35:4 · RV GEN 37:12–14 · LV GEN 12:6 · LV GEN 33:18–19 · LV GEN 35:4 · LV GEN 37:12–14 · Read together GEN 12:6 · Read together GEN 33:18–19 · Read together GEN 35:4 · Read together GEN 37:12–14

JOS: RV JOS 17:7 · RV JOS 20:7 · RV JOS 21:21 · RV JOS 24:1 · RV JOS 24:25 · RV JOS 24:32 · LV JOS 17:7 · LV JOS 20:7 · LV JOS 21:21 · LV JOS 24:1 · LV JOS 24:25 · LV JOS 24:32 · Read together JOS 17:7 · Read together JOS 20:7 · Read together JOS 21:21 · Read together JOS 24:1 · Read together JOS 24:25 · Read together JOS 24:32

JDG: RV JDG 8:31 · RV JDG 9:1–3 · RV JDG 9:6–7 · RV JDG 9:18 · RV JDG 9:20 · RV JDG 9:23–26 · RV JDG 9:28 · RV JDG 9:31 · RV JDG 9:34 · RV JDG 9:39 · RV JDG 9:41 · RV JDG 9:46–47 · RV JDG 9:49 · RV JDG 9:57 · RV JDG 21:19 · LV JDG 8:31 · LV JDG 9:1–3 · LV JDG 9:6–7 · LV JDG 9:18 · LV JDG 9:20 · LV JDG 9:23–26 · LV JDG 9:28 · LV JDG 9:31 · LV JDG 9:34 · LV JDG 9:39 · LV JDG 9:41 · LV JDG 9:46–47 · LV JDG 9:49 · LV JDG 9:57 · LV JDG 21:19 · Read together JDG 8:31 · Read together JDG 9:1–3 · Read together JDG 9:6–7 · Read together JDG 9:18 · Read together JDG 9:20 · Read together JDG 9:23–26 · Read together JDG 9:28 · Read together JDG 9:31 · Read together JDG 9:34 · Read together JDG 9:39 · Read together JDG 9:41 · Read together JDG 9:46–47 · Read together JDG 9:49 · Read together JDG 9:57 · Read together JDG 21:19

KI1: RV KI1 12:1 · RV KI1 12:25 · LV KI1 12:1 · LV KI1 12:25 · Read together KI1 12:1 · Read together KI1 12:25

CH1: RV CH1 6:67 · RV CH1 7:28 · LV CH1 6:52 · LV CH1 7:28 · Read together CH1 6:67 · Read together CH1 7:28

CH2: RV CH2 10:1 · LV CH2 10:1 · Read together CH2 10:1

PSA: RV PSA 60:6 · RV PSA 108:7 · LV PSA 60:8 · LV PSA 108:8 · Read together PSA 60:6 · Read together PSA 108:7

JER: RV JER 41:5 · LV JER 41:5 · Read together JER 41:5

HOS: RV HOS 6:9 · LV HOS 6:9 · Read together HOS 6:9