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Strong's Number H7931

שָׁכַן

shakan · shaw-kan'

Transliteration:

shakan{shaw-kan'}

Word Origin:

a primitive root [apparently akin (by transmission) to 7901 through the idea of lodging]

TWOT:

2387

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)

Usage in the KJV:

dwell 12, abide 2, place 7, remain 5, inhabit 4, rest 3, set 3, continue 1, dwellers 1, dwelling 70, misc 5

Total: 129
Occurs 129 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

to settle down, abide, dwell, tabernacle, reside
1. (Qal)
  1. to settle down to abide
  2. to abide, dwell, reside
2. (Piel)
  1. to make settle down, establish
  2. to make or cause to dwell
3. (Hiphil)
  1. to lay, place, set, establish, settle, fix
  2. to cause to dwell or abide