Strong’s H7931
שָׁכַן — shâkan
שָׁכַן (shâkan, Strong’s H7931) means: to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively).
to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
- H7931
- /shaw-kan'/
- 129× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- shâkan
- Pronunciation
- shaw-kan'
- Occurrences
- 129
Meaning
- Hebrew
- שָׁכַן
- Definition
- to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
- Derivation
- a primitive root (apparently akin (by transmission) to H7901 (שָׁכַב) through the idea of lodging; compare H5531 (סִכְלוּת), H7925 (שָׁכַם));
- King James Version renders it as
- abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
Derived from
- שָׁכַב shâkabH7901 · to lie down (for rest · 213×
- סִכְלוּת çiklûwthH5531 · silliness · 7×
- שָׁכַם shâkamH7925 · to load up · 65×
Words derived from shâkan
- מִשְׁכָּן mishkânH4908 · a residence (including a shepherd's hut · 139×
- שְׁכַן shᵉkanH7932 · to reside or permanently stay · 2×
- שֶׁכֶן shekenH7933 · a residence · 1×
- שָׁכֵן shâkênH7934 · a resident · 21×
- שְׁכַנְיָה ShᵉkanyâhH7935 · Shekanjah · 10×
Where it appears
The first verses that use shâkan (129 times in all).
Sources
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