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Strong's H7926 שְׁכֶם (shekem)

Shekem means “shoulder” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H7926
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 22
Books 10

Strong's H7926 Quick Answer

Strong's H7926 שְׁכֶם (shkem) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shkem (shek-em') n-m. 1. the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens 2. (figuratively) the spur of a hill It has 22 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include shoulder, shoulders, back, and neck. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
shkem (shek-em') n-m. 1. the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens 2. (figuratively) the spur of a hill
Usage
22 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
shoulder, shoulders, back, and neck

Meaning and Definition

shkem (shek-em') n-m. 1. the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens 2. (figuratively) the spur of a hill [from H7925] KJV: back, X consent, portion, shoulder. Root(s): H7925

Original Word
שְׁכֶם
Transliteration
shkem
Derivation
Root: שׁכם First root strongs: 7925
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7926. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

shoulder

Usage: 1) shoulder, back 1a) shoulder, shoulder-blade 1b) back (in general) Also means: shikh.mah (שִׁכְמָה "shoulder" H7929)

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How Strong's H7926 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shkem, 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.

shoulder Genesis 21:14 11× shoulders Genesis 9:23 back 1 Samuel 10:9 neck Isaiah 10:27

How Strong's H7926 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. 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 Old Testament with 22 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7926 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 H7926 in the Old Testament

22 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 9:23 KJV

And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.

Genesis 21:14 KJV

And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

Genesis 24:15 KJV

And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.

Usage Excerpts

First 22 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7926.

Genesis 9:23 Old Testament, KJV
And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.
Genesis 21:14 Old Testament, KJV
And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
Genesis 24:15 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
Genesis 24:45 Old Testament, KJV
And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.
Genesis 48:22 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
Genesis 49:15 Old Testament, KJV
And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.
Exodus 12:34 Old Testament, KJV
And the people took their dough before it was leavened, their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders.
Joshua 4:5 Old Testament, KJV
And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take you up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:
Judges 9:48 Old Testament, KJV
And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid it on his shoulder, and said unto the people that were with him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done.
1 Samuel 9:2 Old Testament, KJV
And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.
1 Samuel 10:9 Old Testament, KJV
And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.
1 Samuel 10:23 Old Testament, KJV
And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.
Job 31:36 Old Testament, KJV
Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.
Psalms 21:12 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.
Psalms 81:6 Old Testament, KJV
I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.
Isaiah 9:4 Old Testament, KJV
For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.
Isaiah 9:6 Old Testament, KJV
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 10:27 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.
Isaiah 14:25 Old Testament, KJV
That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders.
Isaiah 22:22 Old Testament, KJV
And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
Hosea 6:9 Old Testament, KJV
And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit lewdness.
Zephaniah 3:9 Old Testament, KJV
For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7926, grouped by book.

Genesis 6 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 3 usages, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 5 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H7926 FAQ

What does shekem (שְׁכֶם) mean?

Shekem (Strong's H7926) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "shoulder". shkem (shek-em') n-m. 1. the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens 2. (figuratively) the spur of a hill

How many times is shekem (שְׁכֶם) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 22 linked usages for Strong's H7926 across 10 books.

Where can I study shekem (שְׁכֶם) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7926 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate shekem (שְׁכֶם)?

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