שְׁכֶם
shᵉkem(shek-em')
“the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of ahill”
22 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of ahill
Translated in KJV as
back[idiom] consentportionshoulder.
Etymology
from H7925 (שָׁכַם);
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“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.”