שָׁכַן (shâkan) — Abide
Hebrew word study: שָׁכַן (shâkan), Strong's H7931. to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
KJV translation words: abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
Strong's H7931 is tagged on 128 words in 123 verses across 23 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 3:24 and last appears in Zechariah 8:8.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 123)
- Genesis 3:24 — וַיַּשְׁכֵּן — and he caused to dwell
- Genesis 9:27 — וְיִשְׁכֹּן — and let him dwell
- Genesis 14:13 — שֹׁכֵן — was dwelling
- Genesis 16:12 — יִשְׁכֹּן — he will dwell
- Genesis 25:18 — וַיִּשְׁכְּנוּ — and they dwelt
- Genesis 26:2 — שְׁכֹן — dwell
- Genesis 35:22 — בִּשְׁכֹּן — when dwelt
- Genesis 49:13 — יִשְׁכֹּן — he will dwell
- Exodus 24:16 — וַיִּשְׁכֹּן — and it settled down
- Exodus 25:8 — וְשָׁכַנְתִּי — and I will dwell
- Exodus 29:45 — וְשָׁכַנְתִּי — and I will dwell
- Exodus 29:46 — לְשָׁכְנִי — to dwell I
- Exodus 40:35 — שָׁכַן — it had settled down
- Leviticus 16:16 — הַשֹּׁכֵן — which dwells
- Numbers 5:3 — שֹׁכֵן — am dwelling
- Numbers 9:17 — יִשְׁכָּן — it settled down
- Numbers 9:18 — יִשְׁכֹּן — it settled down
- Numbers 9:22 — לִשְׁכֹּן — to dwell
- Numbers 10:12 — וַיִּשְׁכֹּן — and it settled down
- Numbers 14:30 — לְשַׁכֵּן — to cause to dwell
- Numbers 23:9 — יִשְׁכֹּן — it dwells
- Numbers 24:2 — שֹׁכֵן — dwelling
- Numbers 35:34 — שֹׁכֵן — am dwelling
- Deuteronomy 12:5 — לְשִׁכְנוֹ — to dwelling its
- Deuteronomy 12:11 — לְשַׁכֵּן — to cause to dwell
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H7901 שָׁכַב (shâkab), H5531 סִכְלוּת (çiklûwth), H7925 שָׁכַם (shâkam).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H4908 מִשְׁכָּן (mishkân), H7932 שְׁכַן (shᵉkan), H7933 שֶׁכֶן (sheken), H7934 שָׁכֵן (shâkên), H7935 שְׁכַנְיָה (Shᵉkanyâh).
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Frequently asked questions
What does shâkan (H7931) mean?
To reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively).
How is H7931 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H7931 as: abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up)..
How often does שָׁכַן (shâkan) appear?
Strong's H7931 is tagged on 128 words in 123 verses across 23 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 3:24 and last appears in Zechariah 8:8.
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