Every Name in Tanakh

שֶׁכֶם Shechem

Every verse in which this name stands — 3 places, in canonical order, first appearance to last. These are the occurrences our own corpus tags as this name, counting every form the text writes it in, which is the number on the list.

PersonGematria 360×3 named in TanakhFirst appearance:

Strong's records this name for a Hivite and two Israelites. The name stands three times in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 26:31 and last at 1 Chronicles 7:19.

Numbers 26:31במדבר כו:לא

וְאַשְׂרִיאֵל מִשְׁפַּחַת הָֽאַשְׂרִֽאֵלִי וְשֶׁכֶם מִשְׁפַּחַת הַשִּׁכְמִֽי

and of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; and of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites;

Joshua 17:2יהושע יז:ב

וַיְהִי לִבְנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה הַנּוֹתָרִים לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לִבְנֵי אֲבִיעֶזֶר וְלִבְנֵי־חֵלֶק וְלִבְנֵי אַשְׂרִיאֵל וְלִבְנֵי־שֶׁכֶם וְלִבְנֵי־חֵפֶר וְלִבְנֵי שְׁמִידָע אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה בֶּן־יוֹסֵף הַזְּכָרִים לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם

And the lot was for the rest of the children of Manasseh according to their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida; these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph according to their families.

1 Chronicles 7:19דברי הימים א ז:יט

וַיִּהְיוּ בְּנֵי שְׁמִידָע אַחְיָן וָשֶׁכֶם וְלִקְחִי וַאֲנִיעָֽם

And the sons of Shemida were Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.

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