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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(
John 4:5
5
Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. (John 4:5)
). [
SHECHEM
.]
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
City
of
Samaria
in
the
vicinity of which was
Jacob
’s well, where the
Lord
met the
woman
of Samaria, and where He stayed two days, and
many
of the
Samaritans
believed on
Him
(
John 4:5
5
Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. (John 4:5)
). Identified
with
Askar
, 32° 13' N, 35° 17' E. Jacob’s well is
about
half a
mile
from the
village
.
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Number:
4965
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Greek:
Συχάρ
Transliteration:
Suchar
Phonic:
soo-khar’
Meaning:
of Hebrew origin (
7941
); Sychar (i.e. Shekar), a place in Palestine
KJV Usage:
Sychar
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
drunken: hired: as Greek "co-joyous"
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
A conclusion; finishing; falsehood; drunkard:―place in Palestine [SHECHEM], John 4:5. {Conclusio}