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šixmā שִׁכְמָה ‘shoulder blade’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: feminine of šᵊxem שְׁכֶם ‘shoulder’
Roots: שׁכם

šixmā n, f
1) shoulder, back
 1a) shoulder, shoulder-blade
 1b) back (in general)

Mentioned in Job 31:22

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Editorial Lead of the English section: M. Hardy (ENS, IBC).
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