Strongs H7926

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שְׁכֶם (shᵉkem) n-m (shek-em')
Source: from H7925;
Meaning: the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of a hill
KJV: back, × consent, portion, shoulder.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

שְׁכֶם n.m. shoulderneck (sometimes incl. back of neck)in gen. back {1014}

Appears in a total of 21 verses:

ISA 22:22

OET-LV: 22 And_I _will _put the _key _of the _house _of Dāvid on shoulder _of_his and_he _will _open and_there_will_not_be one _who_shuts and_he _will _shut and_there_will_not_be one _who_opens. (ISA_22:22)

OET-RV: 22 ◙ (ISA 22:22)

PSA 21:13

OET-LV: 13  if/because you_will _make _them a _shoulder on_your(pl)_of_bowstrings you _will _prepare on faces _of_their. (PSA_21:13)

OET-RV: 13 Yahweh, show us your strength and we’ll praise you.
⇔ We’ll sing, and praise your power. (PSA 21:13)

SA1 10:23

OET-LV: 23 And_they _ran and_they_took _him from_there and_he _presented _himself in _the_middle the_people and_he _was _tall from_all the_people from_his _of_shoulder and_(to)_upwards. (SA1_10:23)

OET-RV: 23 So they ran and got him from there, and when he took his place among the people, he was head and shoulders taller than anyone else. (SA1 10:23)

PSA 81:7

OET-LV: 7  I _removed from_a _burden shoulder _of_his palms _of_his from_a _basket they _passed _away. (PSA_81:7)

OET-RV: 7 In your distress you called out, and I helped you.
⇔ I answered you from a dark thundercloud.
⇔ I tested you at the waters of Meribah. (Instrumental break.) (PSA 81:7)

JOS 4:5

OET-LV: 5 And_he/it _said to/for_them Yəhōshūˊa pass _over to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the _box _of YHWH god _of_your(pl) into the _middle _of the _Yardēn and_take _up to/for_you(pl) each a _stone one on shoulder _of_his to_the _number _of the _tribes _of the _people _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (JOS_4:5)

OET-RV: 5 and told them, “Cross back to where your god Yahweh’s box is in the middle of the Yordan and each of you should pick up a rock and carry it back on your shoulder—one stone each on your shoulder to match the number of tribes of Yisra’el’s sons. (JOS 4:5)

GEN 24:15

OET-LV: 15 And_he/it _was he not _yet he _had _finished to_speak and_see/lo/see Riⱱqāh was_coming _out who she _had _been _born to_Bətū^ʼēl the _son _of Milkāh the _wife _of Nāḩōr the _brother _of ʼAⱱrāhām and_her _of_jar was_on shoulder _of_her. (GEN_24:15)

OET-RV: 15 Now before he’d even finished speaking, then wow, Rebekah arrived with her empty water jar on her shoulder. (She was Bethuel’s daughter—Bethuel being the son of Abraham’s brother Nahor and his wife Milcah.) (GEN 24:15)

GEN 9:23

OET-LV: 23 And_ Shēm _he/it _took and_Yefet/(Japheth) 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_of and_their _of_faces were_backwards and_the _nakedness _of their _father _of_of not they _saw. (GEN_9:23)

OET-RV: 23 So Shem and Yafet 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.) (GEN 9:23)

EXO 12:34

OET-LV: 34 And_it _carried _off the_people DOM dough _of_its before it _was _leavened troughs _of_their _kneading were_bound _up in_their _of_clothes on shoulder _of_their. (EXO_12:34)

OET-RV: 34 So the people carried their bread dough before it could rise. Their bread-making bowls were wrapped in their clothes on their shoulders. (EXO 12:34)

ISA 9:3

OET-LV: 3  if/because DOM the _yoke _of its _burden _of_of and_DOM the _staff _of its _shoulder _of_of the _rod _of the_one _who_oppresses in/on/over_him/it you _will _shatter like_the _day _of Midyān. (ISA_9:3)

OET-RV: 3 You have multiplied the nation itself.
⇔ You’ve increased its happiness.
⇔ ≈ They celebrate in front of you
⇔ like the happiness at harvest time.
⇔ ≈ Like their excitement when dividing the plunder, (ISA 9:3)

GEN 49:15

OET-LV: 15 And_he/it _saw a _resting _place if/because _that it_was_good and_DOM the_earth/land if/because _that it _was _pleasant and_he _bent _down shoulder _of_his to_carry _a _load and_he/it _was (into)_forced_labour _of labouring. (GEN_49:15)

OET-RV: 15 He’ll see that his resting place is good
⇔ and that the land is pleasant.
⇔ He’ll strain his shoulders to carry a burden.
⇔ ≈ He’ll be forced to labour for others. (GEN 49:15)

ISA 9:5

OET-LV: 5  if/because a _child he _will _be _born to/for_us a _son he _will _be _given to/for_us and_it _became the_dominion on shoulder _of_his and_he/it _called his/its_name a _wonder _of a _counsellor god mighty father _of perpetuity prince _of peace. (ISA_9:5)

OET-RV: 5 Yes, every warrior’s boot treading loudly will be burnt,
⇔ along with every piece of clothing with blood on it, (ISA 9:5)

ZEP 3:9

OET-LV: 9 If/because then I _will _restore to peoples a _lip purified to_call of _them _of_all in/on_name _of YHWH to_serve_him a _shoulder one. (ZEP_3:9)

OET-RV: ⇔  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. (ZEP 3:9)

JOB 31:36

OET-LV: 36 If not on shoulder _of_my I_will _carry _it I_will _tie _it _on a _crown(s) to_me. (JOB_31:36)

OET-RV: 36 If I didn’t display it up on my shoulder,
⇔ I’d tie it around my head like a crown. (JOB 31:36)

SA1 10:9

OET-LV: 9 And_it _was just_as_he _turned shoulder _of_his to_go from_with Shəmū^ʼēl/(Samuel) and_he _changed to_him/it god a _heart another and_ all _of _they _came the_signs the_these in _the_day (the)_that. (SA1_10:9)

OET-RV: 9 Then as Sha’ul started to leave Shemuel, God changed his thinking. Then all Shemuel’s predictions came true that day, (SA1 10:9)

GEN 24:45

OET-LV: 45 I not _yet I _had _finished to_speak to heart _of_my and_see/lo/see Riⱱqāh was_coming _out and_her _of_jar was_on shoulder _of_her and_she _went _down to_the_spring and_she _drew _water and_I _said to_her/it give_me _a _drink please. (GEN_24:45)

OET-RV: 45 Before I’d finished speaking in my heart, then wow, Rebekah was coming out with her jar on her shoulder. And she went down to the well and drew water, and I asked her, ‘Can I have a drink.’ (GEN 24:45)

GEN 21:14

OET-LV: 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. (GEN_21:14)

OET-RV: 14 Abraham 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. (GEN 21:14)

GEN 48:22

OET-LV: 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_my _of_sword and_by_my _of_bow. (GEN_48:22)

OET-RV: 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.” (GEN 48:22)

JDG 9:48

OET-LV: 48 And_ ʼAⱱīmelek _he/it _ascended the _mountain _of Tsalmōn/(Zalmon) he and_all the_people which with_him/it and_ ʼAⱱīmelek _he/it _took DOM the_axes in_his/its_hand and_he _cut _off a _branch _of wood(s) and_he_lifted _it _up and_he/it _assigned on shoulder _of_his and_he/it _said to the_people which with_him/it whatever you(pl)_have _seen I _have _done hurry do like_me. (JDG_9:48)

OET-RV: 48 So Abimelek and all the people with him, went up to Mt. Tsalmon. He took axes and cut a branch down from the trees, then lifted it onto his shoulder and said to the people who were with him, “What I just did, you all quickly do the same.” (JDG 9:48)

ISA 10:27

OET-LV: 27 And_it _was in _the_day (the)_that it _will _be _removed burden _of_its from_under shoulder _of_your and_its _of_yoke from_under neck _of_your and_ the_yoke _it _will _be _broken from_face/in _front _of fatness. (ISA_10:27)

OET-RV: 27 Then at that time, he’ll lift his load off your shoulders and his yoke from off your neck, and that yoke will be broken as you begin to thrive again. (ISA 10:27)

SA1 9:2

OET-LV: 2 And_to/for_him/it a _son he _belonged and_his/its_name was_Shāʼūl/(Saul) a _young _man and_good and_there_was_not a _man from_(the)_sons of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) good from_him/it from_his _of_shoulder and_(to)_upwards he_was_tall from_all the_people. (SA1_9:2)

OET-RV: 2 Kish had a son named Sha’ul who was a handsome young man and good—in fact there wasn’t any Israeli man better than him, and he was head and shoulders taller than anyone else. (SA1 9:2)

ISA 14:25

OET-LV: 25 To_break ʼAshshūr in_my _of_land and_on mountains _of_my I_will _tread _it _down and_it _will _be _removed from_on_them yoke _of_its and_its _of_burden from_under shoulder _of_its it _will _be _removed. (ISA_14:25)

OET-RV: 25 To break Asirya (Assyria) in my land,
⇔ ≈ and trample them down on my hills.
⇔ Its yoke will be lifted from their necks
⇔ ≈ and its burden lifted from their shoulder. (ISA 14:25)

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