H7930 H7930
Shechemite (gentilics denoting inhabitants/descendants of Shechem)
A gentilics adjective denoting someone from or descended from Shechem, the important central hill-country city. The term appears with the article as a collective noun in Numbers 26:31 during the census of Manasseh's clans. The Shechemite clan descended from Shechem son of Gilead, forming one of Manasseh's major family groups. Shechem's prominence in biblical geography and narrative (Abraham's altar, Jacob's land purchase, Joseph's burial, Joshua's covenant ceremony) made the Shechemite identity significant. The gentilics form (שִׁכְמִי) follows standard Hebrew patterns for deriving ethnic/geographical identities from place names.
Senses
1. sense 1 — In Numbers 26:31, the collective noun 'the Shechemite' (הַשִּׁכְמִי) designates Shechem's clan within Manasseh's tribal census. The article makes it collective—'the Shechemite [family/clan].' Spanish translates 'los siquemitas' (the Shechemites, plural), French 'le Shechemite' (the Shechemite, singular collective), German 'der Shechemite.' The multilingual evidence shows translators recognizing this as a clan designation. This census categorizes Israel's military-aged males by clan for territorial allotment and tribal organization. The Shechemite clan's inclusion ensures they receive inheritance rights in Manasseh's territory. 1×
AR["الشَّكَمِيِّ"]·ben["শিখ্মীয়দের"]·DE["der-Shechemite"]·EN["the-Shechemite"]·FR["le-Shechemite"]·heb["ה-שכמי"]·HI["शेकेमी-का"]·ID["orang-Sikhem"]·IT["il-Shechemite"]·jav["tiyang-Sekem"]·KO["그-셌껴-의"]·PT["o-shekhemita"]·RU["Шехемово"]·ES["los-siquemitas"]·SW["Washekemu"]·TR["-Şekemliler'in"]·urd["شکمیوں-کا"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† שִׁכְמִי adj.gent. of שֶׁכֶם, c. art. as n. coll. הַשּׁ׳ Nu 26:31.