Shchem (שכם) means Shechem in Hebrew.
It can also mean Nablus. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
Shechem, Nablus
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shchem.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1עיר בשומרון. נחשבה לבירתה בעבר, וכיום אחת הערים הגדולות ברש"פ.
וַיַּעֲבֹר אַבְרָם בָּאָרֶץ עַד מְקוֹם שְׁכֶם, עַד אֵלוֹן מוֹרֶה; וְהַכְּנַעֲנִי אָז בָּאָרֶץ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shchem is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שְׁכֶם
- Written without vowel points
- שכם
- Said
- shchem
- Root
- ש־כ־מ
- Gematria
- 360
This is how Shchem is said in other languages.
- English
- Shechem, Nablus
These words rhyme with Shchem.
The word Shchem is part of these phrases and sayings.
- שכם נסיב ומבגאי גזיר
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The word Shchem comes from the root ש־כ־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Shchem in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shchem.
What does Shchem (שכם) mean in Hebrew?
Shchem (שכם) means Shechem and Nablus. It is said shchem, with the stress on shchem.
What rhymes with Shchem (שכם)?
Words that rhyme with Shchem (שכם) include שם, אם, שלם, גורם, לוחם, and מכרסם.
Is Shchem (שכם) masculine or feminine?
The word Shchem (שכם) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שכם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.