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Strong's G4966 Συχέμ (sychem)

Suchem - meaning, definition, and linked Bible usage across the indexed canon, including Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where this Strong's number appears.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H4966 — mathoq (“sweet”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G4966
Language Greek
Linked Usages 39
Books 9

Strong's G4966 Quick Answer

Strong's G4966 Συχέμ (Suchem) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. Suchem (soo-khem') n/l. 1. Sychem (i.e. Shekem), the name of a Canaanite and of a place in Israel [of Hebrew origin (H7927)] It has 39 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include sychem. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
Suchem (soo-khem') n/l. 1. Sychem (i.e. Shekem), the name of a Canaanite and of a place in Israel [of Hebrew origin (H7927)]
Usage
39 linked usages
Books
9 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
sychem

Meaning and Definition

Suchem (soo-khem') n/l. 1. Sychem (i.e. Shekem), the name of a Canaanite and of a place in Israel [of Hebrew origin (H7927)] KJV: Sychem Root(s): H7927

Original Word
Συχέμ
Transliteration
Suchem
Derivation
Root: שְׁכֶם R1: 7927
Morphology
Name Location

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G4966. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

Shechem

Usage: Συχέμ indecl. (Heb. שְׁכֶם), Shechem; __1. the son of Hamor (Gen.33:19): Act.7:16 b, Rec. __2. A city of Samaria (AV, Sychem; in LXX also sometimes Σίκιμα, -ων, as in FlJ): Act.7:16 a,b.† (AS)

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How Strong's G4966 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Suchem, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Sychem Acts 7:16

How Strong's G4966 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 37 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G4966 (Συχέμ) appears 41 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G4966 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G4966 in the New Testament

1 indexed usage in New Testament.

Acts 7:16 KJV

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.

Strong's G4966 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

37 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 12:6 Septuagint / Brenton

And Abram traversed the land lengthwise as far as the place Shechem, to the high oak, and the Canaanites then inhabited the land.

Genesis 33:19 Septuagint / Brenton

And he bought the portion of the field, where he pitched his tent, of Hamor the father of Shechem, for a hundred lambs.

Genesis 34:2 Septuagint / Brenton

And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of the land, saw her, and took her and lay with her, and humbled her.

Strong's G4966 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

1 indexed usage in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Judith 5:16 Septuagint / Brenton

And they cast forth before them the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Shechemite, and all the Girgashites, and they dwelt in that country many days.

Usage Excerpts

First 39 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G4966.

Genesis 12:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abram traversed the land lengthwise as far as the place Shechem, to the high oak, and the Canaanites then inhabited the land.
Genesis 33:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he bought the portion of the field, where he pitched his tent, of Hamor the father of Shechem, for a hundred lambs.
Genesis 34:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the ruler of the land, saw her, and took her and lay with her, and humbled her.
Genesis 34:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Shechem spoke to Hamor his father, saying, Take for me this damsel to wife.
Genesis 34:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Hamor the father of Shechem went forth to Jacob, to speak to him.
Genesis 34:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Hamor spoke to them, saying, Shechem my son has chosen in his heart your daughter; give her therefore to him for a wife,
Genesis 34:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Shechem said to her father and to her brothers, I would find grace before you, and we will give whatever ye shall name.
Genesis 34:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the sons of Jacob answered to Shechem and Hamor his father craftily, and spoke to them, because they had defiled Dinah their sister.
Genesis 34:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the words pleased Hamor, and Shechem the son of Hamor.
Genesis 34:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and spoke to the men of their city, saying,
Genesis 34:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all that went in at the gate of their city hearkened to Hamor and Shechem his son, and they were circumcised in the flesh of their foreskin every male.
Genesis 34:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of the house of Shechem, and went forth.
Genesis 37:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And his brethren went to feed the sheep of their father to Shechem.
Genesis 37:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Israel said to Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed their flock in Shechem? Come, I will send thee to them; and he said to him, Behold, I am here.
Genesis 37:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Israel said to him, Go and see if thy brethren and the sheep are well, and bring me word; and he sent him out of the Valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
Numbers 26:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
To Asriel, the family of the Asrielites; to Shechem, the family of the Shechemites.
Joshua 17:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there was land assigned to the other sons of Manasseh according to their families; to the sons of Abiezer, and to the sons of Helek, and to the sons of Asriel, and to the sons of Shechem, and to the sons of Shemida, and to the sons of Hepher: these are the males according to their families.
Joshua 20:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joshua separated Kadesh in Galilee in the Mount Naphtali, and Shechem in the Mount Ephraim, and the city of Arba; this is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.
Joshua 21:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
out of the tribe of Ephraim; and they gave them the slayer’s city of refuge, Shechem, and its suburbs, and Gezer and its appendages, and its suburbs;
Judges 8:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And his concubine was in Shechem, and she also bore him a son, and gave him the name Abimelech.
Judges 9:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abimelech son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem to his mother’s brethren; and he spoke to them and to all the kindred of the house of his mother’s father, saying,
Judges 9:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, saying, Which is better for you, that seventy men, even all the sons of Jerubbaal, should reign over you, or that one man should reign over you? and remember that I am your bone and your flesh.
Judges 9:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And his mother’s brethren spoke concerning him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words; and their heart turned after Abimelech, for they said, He is our brother.
Judges 9:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is the son of Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his steward, his servant with the son of Hamor the father of Shechem? and why should we serve him?
Judges 9:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he sent messengers to Abimelech secretly, saying, Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren are come to Shechem; and behold, they have besieged the city against thee.
Judges 9:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abimelech and all the people with him rose up by night, and formed an ambuscade against Shechem in four companies.
Judges 9:39 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Gaal went forth before the men of Shechem, and set the battle in array against Abimelech.
Judges 9:41 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Abimelech entered into Arema, and Zebul cast out Gaal and his brethren, so that they should not dwell in Shechem.
Judges 9:46 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the men of the tower of Shechem heard, and came to the gathering of Beth-el-berith.
Judges 9:47 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it was reported to Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together.
Judges 9:57 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the wickedness of the men of Shechem God requited upon their head; and the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal came upon them.
Judges 21:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they said, Lo! now there is a feast of the Lord from year to year in Shiloh, which is on the north of Bethel, eastward on the way that goes up from Bethel to Shechem, and from the south of Lebonah.
1 Chronicles 6:52 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they gave them the cities of refuge, Shechem and her suburbs in Mount Ephraim, and Gezer and her suburbs,
1 Chronicles 7:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the sons of Shemida were, Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam.
1 Chronicles 7:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And their possession and their dwelling were Bethel and her towns, to the east Naaran, westward Gezer and her towns, and Shechem and her towns, as far as Gaza and her towns.
2 Chronicles 10:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Rehoboam came to Shechem: for all Israel came to Shechem to make him king.
Jeremiah 48:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
that there came men from Shechem, and from Salem, and from Samaria, even eighty men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and beating their breasts, and they had manna and frankincense in their hands, to bring them into the house of the Lord.
Acts 7:16 New Testament, KJV
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.
Judith 5:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And they cast forth before them the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Shechemite, and all the Girgashites, and they dwelt in that country many days.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G4966, grouped by book.

Genesis 15 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 13 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Acts 1 usage, New Testament
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G4966 FAQ

What does sychem (Συχέμ) mean?

Sychem (Strong's G4966) is a Greek word most simply glossed "Sychem". Suchem (soo-khem') n/l. 1. Sychem (i.e. Shekem), the name of a Canaanite and of a place in Israel [of Hebrew origin (H7927)]

How many times is sychem (Συχέμ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 39 linked usages for Strong's G4966 across 9 books.

Where can I study sychem (Συχέμ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4966 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate sychem (Συχέμ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as sychem. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G4966 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 37 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 1 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G4966, with linked reader references where each row is available.