The meaning of “שִׁקְמָה”
Understanding shiqmâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (feminine) שִׁקְמָה shiqmâh (shik-maw'); of uncertain derivation sycamore (fruit, tree). - a sycamore (usually the tr...
שִׁקְמָה
or (feminine) שִׁקְמָה shiqmâh (shik-maw'); of uncertain derivation sycamore (fruit, tree). - a sycamore (usually the tree) 1) sycamore tree (bearing figs)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Kings 10:27 | “And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycomore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.” Word: שִׁקְמָה (shiqmâh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 27:28 | “And over the olive trees and the sycomore trees that were in the low plains was Baal–hanan the Gederite: and over the cellars of oil was Joash:” Word: שִׁקְמָה (shiqmâh) | |
| 2 Chronicles 9:27 | “And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the low plains in abundance.” Word: שִׁקְמָה (shiqmâh) | |
| Psalms 78:47 | “He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycomore trees with frost.” Word: שִׁקְמָה (shiqmâh) | |
| Isaiah 9:10 | “The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.” Word: שִׁקְמָה (shiqmâh) |
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