Shechem

Gk Sychem (Son of Hamor)

A written article for Shechem is still to come. Below and alongside: where Shechem appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

2000 BC

1800 BC
Life of Shechem

1920 BC to 1875 BC

Original words

שֶׁכֶם shechem, shechems

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Συχέμ sychem

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Where Shechem appears in Scripture

Genesis 33

וַיִּקֶן אֶת-חֶלְקַת הַשָּׂדֶה אֲשֶׁר נָֽטָה-שָׁם אָֽהֳלוֹ מִיַּד בְּנֵֽי-חֲמוֹר אֲבִי שְׁכֶם בְּמֵאָה קְשִׂיטָֽה׃

And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father, for an hundred pieces of money.

Genesis 34

וַיַּרְא אֹתָהּ שְׁכֶם בֶּן-חֲמוֹר הַֽחִוִּי נְשִׂיא הָאָרֶץ וַיִּקַּח אֹתָהּ וַיִּשְׁכַּב אֹתָהּ וַיְעַנֶּֽהָ׃

And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her.

וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁכֶם אֶל-חֲמוֹר אָבִיו לֵאמֹר קַֽח-לִי אֶת-הַיַּלְדָּה הַזֹּאת לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.

וַיֵּצֵא חֲמוֹר אֲבִֽי-שְׁכֶם אֶֽל-יַעֲקֹב לְדַבֵּר אִתּֽוֹ׃

And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.

וַיְדַבֵּר חֲמוֹר אִתָּם לֵאמֹר שְׁכֶם בְּנִי חָֽשְׁקָה נַפְשׁוֹ בְּבִתְּכֶם תְּנוּ נָא אֹתָהּ לוֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.

וַיֹּאמֶר שְׁכֶם אֶל-אָבִיה וְאֶל-אַחֶיהָ אֶמְצָא-חֵן בְּעֵֽינֵיכֶם וַֽאֲשֶׁר תֹּֽאמְרוּ אֵלַי אֶתֵּֽן׃

And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.

וַיַּֽעֲנוּ בְנֵֽי-יַעֲקֹב אֶת-שְׁכֶם וְאֶת-חֲמוֹר אָבִיו בְּמִרְמָה וַיְדַבֵּרוּ אֲשֶׁר טִמֵּא אֵת דִּינָה אֲחֹתָֽם׃

And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:

וַיִּֽיטְבוּ דִבְרֵיהֶם בְּעֵינֵי חֲמוֹר וּבְעֵינֵי שְׁכֶם בֶּן-חֲמֽוֹר׃

And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.

וַיָּבֹא חֲמוֹר וּשְׁכֶם בְּנוֹ אֶל-שַׁעַר עִירָם וַֽיְדַבְּרוּ אֶל-אַנְשֵׁי עִירָם לֵאמֹֽר׃

And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,

וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ אֶל-חֲמוֹר וְאֶל-שְׁכֶם בְּנוֹ כָּל-יֹֽצְאֵי שַׁעַר עִירוֹ וַיִּמֹּלוּ כָּל-זָכָר כָּל-יֹֽצְאֵי שַׁעַר עִירֽוֹ׃

And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.

וְאֶת-חֲמוֹר וְאֶת-שְׁכֶם בְּנוֹ הָֽרְגוּ לְפִי-חָרֶב וַיִּקְחוּ אֶת-דִּינָה מִבֵּית שְׁכֶם וַיֵּצֵֽאוּ׃

And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out.

Numbers 26

וְאַשְׂרִיאֵל מִשְׁפַּחַת הָֽאַשְׂרִֽאֵלִי וְשֶׁכֶם מִשְׁפַּחַת הַשִּׁכְמִֽי׃

And of Asriel, the family of the Asrielites: and of Shechem, the family of the Shechemites:

Joshua 17

וַיְהִי לִבְנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה הַנּֽוֹתָרִים לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם לִבְנֵי אֲבִיעֶזֶר וְלִבְנֵי-חֵלֶק וְלִבְנֵי אַשְׂרִיאֵל וְלִבְנֵי-שֶׁכֶם וְלִבְנֵי-חֵפֶר וְלִבְנֵי שְׁמִידָע אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי מְנַשֶּׁה בֶּן-יוֹסֵף הַזְּכָרִים לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם׃

There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by 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 by their families.

1 Chronicles 7

וַיִּֽהְיוּ בְּנֵי שְׁמִידָע אַחְיָן וָשֶׁכֶם וְלִקְחִי וַֽאֲנִיעָֽם׃

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

Acts 7

καὶ μετετέθησαν εἰς Συχὲμ καὶ ἐτέθησαν ἐν τῷ μνήματι ὅ ὠνήσατο Ἀβραὰμ τιμῆς ἀργυρίου παρὰ τῶν υἱῶν Ἑμμὸρ τοῦ Συχέμ

And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.