Lexical Definition
שִׁקְמָה shiqmâh (shik-maw') sycamore H:N-F
or (feminine) שִׁקְמָה shiqmâh (shik-maw'); of uncertain derivation
sycamore (fruit, tree).
- a sycamore (usually the tree)
1) sycamore tree (bearing figs)
See Greek: συκάμινος
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| שִׁקְמִֽים | sycamores | Amos.7.14 |
| שִׁקְמִ֣ים | sycamores | Isa.9.10 |
| כַּשִּׁקְמִ֥ים | like the sycamores | 1Kgs.10.27 • 2Chr.1.15 • 2Chr.9.27 |
| וְהַשִּׁקְמִים֙ | and the sycamore-fig trees | 1Chr.27.28 |
| וְ֝שִׁקְמוֹתָ֗ם | and sycamore-fig trees their | Ps.78.47 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[שִׁקְמָה] noun feminine sycomore tree (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic שִׁיקְמָא ,, LöwNo.332; hence Greek συκάηινος mulberry Lewy Fremdw.23); — plural absolute שִׁקְמִים Amos 7:14 +; suffix שִׁקְמוֺתָם Ps 78:47 — sycomore, ficus sycomorus Linn (TristrNHB397ff. PostFlora of Syria 730; Hast. DB under the word) a common tree Isa 9:9*, growing in the Shephela 1Kgs 10:27=2Chr 1:15=2Chr 9:27,1Chr 27:28 as property Ps 78:47 (|| גֶּפֶן); בּוֺלֵס שִׁקְמִים Amos 7:14 a tender of sycomores (see [בַָלס]).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Kings | 10:27 |
| 1 Chronicles | 27:28 |
| 2 Chronicles | 1:15 · 9:27 |
| Psalms | 78:47 |
| Isaiah | 9:9* |
| Amos | 7:14 |