Shechem Forename
Approximately 118 people bear this name
Shechem Forename Definition:
She'-kem, portion, the back, shoulders. 1. The son of Gilead, and chief of the family of the Shechemites. Num. xxvi. 31. 2. The son of Hamor, and prince of the Shechemites. Gen. xxxiv. 1, 2, &c. 3. A city of Samaria, near the parcel of ground which Jacob bought of Hamor, the father of Shechem, and gave to his son Joseph.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 79% | 69 | 1:121,781 | 4,786 |
| Philippines | 54% | 40 | 1:2,650,237 | 54,762 |
| United States | - | 3 | 1:120,845,659 | 590,342 |
| Nigeria | 50% | 2 | 1:88,782,180 | 420,186 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| India | 100% | 1 | 1:1,214,877,971 | 4,759,450 |
| South Africa | 100% | 1 | 1:54,532,649 | 471,300 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
Shechem (2,094) may also be a surname.
Shechem Forename Meaning
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She'-kem, portion, the back, shoulders. 1. The son of Gilead, and chief of the family of the Shechemites. Num. xxvi. 31. 2. The son of Hamor, and prince of the Shechemites. Gen. xxxiv. 1, 2, &c. 3. A city of Samaria, near the parcel of ground which Jacob bought of Hamor, the father of Shechem, and gave to his son Joseph. Gen. xlviiii. 22. It is also called Sechem, Sichem, Sychern, and Sychar in the New Testament; afterwards Neapolis; now Nablous, Naplous, Napolose, Napolosa.
Meaning: shoulder (literally early rising): diligence.
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