- Original: שׁוּנם - Transliteration: Shuwnem - Phonetic: shoo-name' - Definition: Shunem = double resting place 1. a city in Issachar, located 5 miles (8 km) south of Mount Tabor - Origin: probably from the same as H7764 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Location - Strong's: Probably from the same as H7764 ; quietly; Shunem a place in Palestine: - Shunem. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • Shunem, 3 Joshua 19:18; 1 Samuel 28:4; 2 Kings 4:8