What does שִׁקְמָה mean in the Bible?
שִׁקְמָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a sycamore (usually the tree)".
Hebrew · H8256
שִׁקְמָה
A sycamore (usually the tree)
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שִׁקְמָה H8256
What does שִׁקְמָה mean in the Bible?
שִׁקְמָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a sycamore (usually the tree)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8256?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include as sycamore (3), and sycamore trees (1), and their sycamore-figs (1), of sycamore-fig trees (1), the sycamores (1).
Where does שִׁקְמָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Kings 10:27. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Chronicles (2), 1 Chronicles (1), 1 Kings (1), Amos (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It as sycamore 3× 1 Kings 10:27, 2 Chronicles 1:15, 2 Chronicles 9:27
and sycamore trees 1× 1 Chronicles 27:28
and their sycamore-figs 1× Psalms 78:47
of sycamore-fig trees 1× Amos 7:14
the sycamores 1× Isaiah 9:10
Show sample aligned rows
1 Kings 10:27 כַּשִּׁקְמִ֥ים to as sycamore Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine plural 1 Chronicles 27:28 וְהַשִּׁקְמִים֙ to and sycamore trees Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural 2 Chronicles 1:15 כַּשִּׁקְמִ֥ים to as sycamore Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine plural 2 Chronicles 9:27 כַּשִּׁקְמִ֥ים to as sycamore Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine plural Psalms 78:47 וְ֝שִׁקְמוֹתָ֗ם to and their sycamore-figs Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Isaiah 9:10 שִׁקְמִ֣ים to the sycamores Noun - feminine plural Amos 7:14 שִׁקְמִֽים׃ to of sycamore-fig trees Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Kings 10:27
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 6
1 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 2 Psalms 1 Isaiah 1 Amos 1
Source forms
כַּשִּׁקְמִ֥ים 3x kaš·šiq·mîm 1 Kings 10:27, 2 Chronicles 1:15, 2 Chronicles 9:27
וְהַשִּׁקְמִים֙ 1x wə·haš·šiq·mîm 1 Chronicles 27:28
וְ֝שִׁקְמוֹתָ֗ם 1x wə·šiq·mō·w·ṯām Psalms 78:47
שִׁקְמִ֣ים 1x šiq·mîm Isaiah 9:10
שִׁקְמִֽים׃ 1x šiq·mîm Amos 7:14
Parsing patterns
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine plural 3x 1 Kings 10:27, 2 Chronicles 1:15, 2 Chronicles 9:27
Noun - feminine plural 2x Isaiah 9:10, Amos 7:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 78:47
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural 1x 1 Chronicles 27:28
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a sycamore (usually the tree)
Source Gloss
a sycamore (usually the tree)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a sycamore (usually the tree) BDB: sycomore tree Usage: sycamore (fruit, tree).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שִׁקְמָה is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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