שִׁקְמָה
shiq.mahsycamoreHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine7 occurrences6 books7 verses
Definition
or (feminine) שִׁקְמָה; of uncertain derivation; a sycamore (usually the tree)
Traditional renderings: sycamore (fruit, tree).
Traditional renderings: sycamore (fruit, tree).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
7 total
- 1 Kings 10:27כַּשִּׁקְמִ֥ים · as sycamoreThe king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.
- 1 Chronicles 27:28וְהַשִּׁקְמִים֙ · and sycamore treesBaal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the foothills. Joash was in charge of the stores of olive oil.
- 2 Chronicles 1:15כַּשִּׁקְמִ֥ים · as sycamoreThe king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.
- 2 Chronicles 9:27כַּשִּׁקְמִ֥ים · as sycamoreThe king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as abundant as sycamore in the foothills.
- Psalm 78:47וְ֝שִׁקְמוֹתָ֗ם · and their sycamore-figsHe killed their vines with hailstones and their sycamore-figs with sleet.
- Isaiah 9:10שִׁקְמִ֣ים · the sycamores“The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with finished stone; the sycamores have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars.”
- Amos 7:14שִׁקְמִֽים׃ · of sycamore-fig trees“I was not a prophet,” Amos replied, “nor was I the son of a prophet; rather, I was a herdsman and a tender of sycamore-fig trees.