שִׁקְמָה (šiqmâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning sycomore tree. It appears 7 times in 6 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H8256).

Also rendered

• sycamore

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2455)

Root family 2455: שִׁקְמָה šiqmâ — sycamore tree (e.g. Amos 7:14; Isa 9:9). This is not the common sycamore of America, but a fig sycamore, a large tree bearing edible figs. Johnson, P. C., “Plants” WBE, II, p. 1372

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