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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שִׁקְמָהH8256
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 Itas sycamore3×1 Kings 10:27, 2 Chronicles 1:15, 2 Chronicles 9:27
and sycamore trees1×1 Chronicles 27:28
and their sycamore-figs1×Psalms 78:47
of sycamore-fig trees1×Amos 7:14
the sycamores1×Isaiah 9:10
Show sample aligned rows
1 Kings 10:27כַּשִּׁקְמִ֥יםtoas sycamorePreposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine plural1 Chronicles 27:28וְהַשִּׁקְמִים֙toand sycamore treesConjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural2 Chronicles 1:15כַּשִּׁקְמִ֥יםtoas sycamorePreposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine plural2 Chronicles 9:27כַּשִּׁקְמִ֥יםtoas sycamorePreposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine pluralPsalms 78:47וְ֝שִׁקְמוֹתָ֗םtoand their sycamore-figsConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralIsaiah 9:10שִׁקְמִ֣יםtothe sycamoresNoun - feminine pluralAmos 7:14שִׁקְמִֽים׃toof sycamore-fig treesNoun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Kings 10:27
Aligned rows7
Books represented6
1 Kings11 Chronicles12 Chronicles2Psalms1Isaiah1Amos1
Source forms
כַּשִּׁקְמִ֥ים3xkaš·šiq·mîm1 Kings 10:27, 2 Chronicles 1:15, 2 Chronicles 9:27
וְהַשִּׁקְמִים֙1xwə·haš·šiq·mîm1 Chronicles 27:28
וְ֝שִׁקְמוֹתָ֗ם1xwə·šiq·mō·w·ṯāmPsalms 78:47
שִׁקְמִ֣ים1xšiq·mîmIsaiah 9:10
שִׁקְמִֽים׃1xšiq·mîmAmos 7:14
Parsing patterns
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine plural3x1 Kings 10:27, 2 Chronicles 1:15, 2 Chronicles 9:27
Noun - feminine plural2xIsaiah 9:10, Amos 7:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural1xPsalms 78:47
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural1x1 Chronicles 27:28
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a sycamore (usually the tree)
Source Gloss
a sycamore (usually the tree)
Extended definitionSource: 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.