- Original: Συχέμ - Transliteration: Suchem - Phonetic: soo-khem' - Definition: Shechem = shoulder (literal early rising): diligence 1. a city in Ephraim 2. the son of Emmor - Origin: of hebrew origin H7927 - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Location - Strong's: Of hebrew origin [ H7927 ]; Sychem (that is Shekem) the name of a Canaanite and of a place in Palestine: - Sychem. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • Shechem, 2 Act 7:16(2)