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Shechem meaning

A historical city in what is now the West Bank, Israel, mentioned in the Bible.

Using Shechem

  • The main meaning on this page is: A historical city in what is now the West Bank, Israel, mentioned in the Bible.
  • In the example corpus, shechem often appears in combinations such as: of shechem, shechem nablus, shechem and.

Context around Shechem

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

named 1×

Often after:

nablus 3× saw 1× ruled 1× first 1× deuteronomy 1× community 1×

Sentence patterns with Shechem

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

cities of shechem and samaria 1× city of shechem nablus 1× flocks in shechem 1× jannaeus at shechem and forced 1× land named shechem saw dinah 1× men of shechem first circumcised 1× prince of shechem the modern 1× renewal at shechem deuteronomy 27 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a pair of 1× a prince of 1× an arab terrorist 1× dinah s brothers 1× jacob had settled 1× moses proclaims the 1×

Common sentence endings:

david in jerusalem 1× donkey in hebrew 1× flocks in shechem 1× in central samaria 1× in the mountains 1× in the south 1×

Words around Shechem

Just before it in the word index:

sheboygan 14 shebib 2 sheberghan 2 shebelieves 6 shebeens 3 shebeen 5

Just after it in the word index:

shechinah 2 shechter 4 shechtman 12 sheck 7 shed 1.573 sheda 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aat 18 abenomics 18 abraxas 18 abrogating 18 absolutes 18 absorbance 18

Corpus analysis for Shechem

  • In this selection, "shechem" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, named, nablus, saw and ruled stand out and add context to how "shechem" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include cities of shechem and samaria and city of shechem nablus. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shechem" sits close to words such as aat, abenomics and abraxas, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shechem

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Jacob had settled on the outskirts of the town of Shechem, ruled by Hamor. (14 words)

The Seleucid forces defeated Jannaeus at Shechem and forced him to take refuge in the mountains. (16 words)

Sometime afterward, the sons of Jacob by Leah, Bilhah and Zilpah, were feeding his flocks in Shechem. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Dinah's brothers, Simeon and Levi, agreed in Jacob's name to permit the marriage as long as all the men of Shechem first circumcised themselves, ostensibly to unite the children of Jacob in Abraham's covenant of familial harmony. (40 words)

An Arab terrorist, a member of the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) security forces, was killed on Wednesday while carrying out a terror attack against IDF Golani Brigade soldiers stationed south of Shechem (Nablus), in Samaria. (35 words)

A pair of German tourists, driving in a rental “Share” car with Israeli license plates, were mistaken for Jews by local Palestinian Authority Arabs in the city of Shechem (Nablus). (30 words)

Example sentences (14)

A pair of German tourists, driving in a rental “Share” car with Israeli license plates, were mistaken for Jews by local Palestinian Authority Arabs in the city of Shechem (Nablus).

A prince of the land named Shechem, saw Dinah, ravaged her, and then fell in love with her.

Jacob had settled on the outskirts of the town of Shechem, ruled by Hamor.

Two Israelis were wounded in a shooting attack overnight Wednesday while they were driving near Itamar, southeast of Shechem (Nablus) in central Samaria.

An Arab terrorist, a member of the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) security forces, was killed on Wednesday while carrying out a terror attack against IDF Golani Brigade soldiers stationed south of Shechem (Nablus), in Samaria.

The purchase of land in Eretz Yisrael, the Jewish national homeland, has been going on since Abraham’s time in Hebron, Yaakov in Shechem and David in Jerusalem.

Dinah's brothers, Simeon and Levi, agreed in Jacob's name to permit the marriage as long as all the men of Shechem first circumcised themselves, ostensibly to unite the children of Jacob in Abraham's covenant of familial harmony.

Moses proclaims the Law (Deuteronomy 12–26), gives instruction concerning covenant renewal at Shechem (Deuteronomy 27–28) and gives Israel new laws (the " Deuteronomic Code ").

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Ridley contended that Hallward's claim may have gained traction due to historical evidence of other salted-earth instances such as Abimelech 's salting of Shechem in Judges 9:45.

Sometime afterward, the sons of Jacob by Leah, Bilhah and Zilpah, were feeding his flocks in Shechem.

The country split into two kingdoms: Israel (including the cities of Shechem and Samaria) in the north and Judah (containing Jerusalem) in the south.

The Seleucid forces defeated Jannaeus at Shechem and forced him to take refuge in the mountains.

The Shechem community endured because most of the surviving diaspora returned, and they have maintained a tiny presence there to this day.

They are used as a measure of wealth in Genesis 30:43, and in Genesis chapter 34, the prince of Shechem (the modern Nablus ) is named Hamor ("donkey" in Hebrew).

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Common combinations with shechem

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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What does "shechem" mean?
Shechem means: A historical city in what is now the West Bank, Israel, mentioned in the Bible.
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