H7926

שְׁכֶם

shᵉkem · shek-em'

the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of ahill

Lexicon

Derivation: from H7925 (שָׁכַם);

the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of ahill

the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens
figuratively, the spur of ahill

Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.

KJV renderings: back, [idiom] consent, portion, shoulder.

Letters

Shin

Kaf

Mem

שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
Concrete
teeth · sharp · press · bow
Extended
to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
כKaf20
Picture: open palm
Concrete
palm · open hand · sole of the foot
Extended
to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
מMem40
Picture: waves of water
Concrete
water · sea · blood · liquid
Extended
chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of

Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)

to consume, to destroy › the open hand that covers › water, chaos, the mighty deep

To consume, to destroy of the open hand that covers of water, chaos, the mighty deep.

Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שְׁכֶם above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.

Usage

21 occurrences · 21 OT · 0 NT · 15 distinct forms

KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.

his shoulder2 · 9%
upon his shoulder2 · 9%
their shoulders1 · 5%
it on her shoulder1 · 5%
upon her shoulder1 · 5%
on her shoulder1 · 5%
portion1 · 5%
upon their shoulders1 · 5%
it on his shoulder1 · 5%
than he: from his shoulders1 · 5%
his back1 · 5%
from his shoulders1 · 5%
it upon my shoulder1 · 5%
them turn their back1 · 5%
of his shoulder1 · 5%
shall be upon his shoulder1 · 5%
from off thy shoulder1 · 5%
from off their shoulders1 · 5%
by consent1 · 5%
consent1 · 5%

Where it is used, by book.

Inflected forms found in the text.

שִׁכְמ֑וֹ4שִׁכְמוֹ֙2שְׁכֶ֥ם2שִׁכְמ֔וֹ2שִׁכְמָֽהּ׃1שִׁכְמָ֔הּ1שִׁכְמָ֛הּ1שִׁכְמָֽם׃1שִׁכְמ֖וֹ1שֶׁ֑כֶם1מִשִּׁכְמ֣וֹ1שִׁכְמֶ֔ךָ1

Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.