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שִׁכְמִי

𐤔𐤊𐤌𐤉

Shikhemi

H7930 noun

SILEX Entry

Root שׁכם shoulder, to rise early, to load, to bear a burden

Definition

Shikmite; a member of, or descendant from, the group known as the Shikmites, who are identified as a clan or family group descended from Shekem. Primarily used as a gentilic designation for individuals or groups tied by lineage to Shekem (likely referring to a person, not the city). The term functions both collectively for the group and individually for a member of the group.

Semantic Range

member of the Shikmite clan, descendant of Shekem, Shikmite (gentilic), collective designation for family or lineage group

Root / Etymology

Derived from the Hebrew root שׁכם (š-k-m), with the base noun שֶׁכֶם (Shekem) serving as the personal or clan name. The patronymic ending -י (i) forms an adjectival gentilic, signifying 'belonging to Shekem' or 'descendant of Shekem.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

שִׁכְמִי appears only at 1 Chronicles 7:19, within a genealogy of the tribe of Manasseh, listing Shikmite(s) among the descendants. Shikmites are presented as a family group or sub-clan, distinct from the city of Shechem or its inhabitants (who would be referred to with the gentilic שְׁכֶמִי). The term indicates ethnolineal descent, and is not a geographic or civic designation. English translations sometimes obscure the genealogical nuance by rendering Shikmites as general 'inhabitants of Shechem' rather than as a lineage group tied to the ancestor Shekem. In post-biblical or later Jewish tradition, this entity does not play a prominent role and is not equated with later terms such as 'Samaritans.'

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

patronymic from שֶׁכֶם; a Shikmite (collectively), or descendants of Shekem; Shichemites.

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Root Family

שכם (š-k-m) — shoulder, rise early, load, bear a burden

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H7925 שָׁכַם to rise early
H7926 שְׁכֶם from his shoulder
H7927 שְׁכֶם in Shekem
H7928 שֶׁכֶם shoulder of
H7929 שִׁכְמָה from her shoulder blade

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H7930-01 הַ/שִּׁכְמִֽי hashikhemi HTd/Ngmsa the Shechemite the Shikmite 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H7930-01 Numbers 26:31 הַ/שִּׁכְמִֽי hashikhemi HTd/Ngmsa the Shechemite the Shikmite
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