What does שְׁכֶם · ὦμος mean in the Bible?
שְׁכֶם · ὦμος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "shoulder, place where burdens or authority may be carried".
Hebrew · H7926, G5606
Shekem
The neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of a hill · the shoulder (as that on which burdens are borne)
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שְׁכֶם H7926 the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of a hill
Pronunciation šĕkem
Neck/shoulder as the physical locus of burden-bearing, extending figuratively to landscape features that bear weight
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ὦμος G5606 the shoulder (as that on which burdens are borne)
Pronunciation ōmos
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What does shekem (shekem) mean in the Bible?
שְׁכֶם · ὦμος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "shoulder, place where burdens or authority may be carried".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7926, G5606?
H7926, G5606 is connected to 21 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. shoulder, place where burdens or authority may be carried
Strong's H7926, G5606
Lexical occurrences 21 verses Source Gloss
shoulder, place where burdens or authority may be carried
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
shekem is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain