Shechem: Meaning and Definition of

She•chem

Pronunciation: (shē'kum, -kem, shek'um, -em), [key]
— n.
  1. a town of ancient Palestine, near the city of Samaria; now in Israeli-occupied Jordan: first capital of the northern kingdom of Israel. Modern name,
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