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šᵊxem שְׁכֶם ‘shoulder’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from šāxam שָׁכַם ‘to rise’
Roots: שׁכם

šᵊxem n, m
1) shoulder, back
 1a) shoulder, shoulder-blade
 1b) back (in general)

Mentioned in Genesis 9:23, 21:14, 24:15, 48:22, 24:45, 49:15 Exodus 12:34 Joshua 4:5 Judges 9:48 1 Samuel 10:9, 9:2, 10:23 Isaiah 22:22, 9:5, 14:25, 9:3, 10:27 Zephaniah 3:9 Psalms 81:7, 21:13 Job 31:36

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