King James Bible
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STRONGS NUMBER H7931
Transliteration: shakan or shaken
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-kan')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to settle down, abide, dwell
Meaning: to settle down, abide, dwell
Word Summary
shakan or shaken: to settle down, abide, dwell
Original Word: שָׁכַןTransliteration: shakan or shaken
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-kan')
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to settle down, abide, dwell
Meaning: to settle down, abide, dwell
Strong's Concordance
abide, continue, cause to, make to dweller, have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, A primitive root (apparently akin (by transmission) to shakab through the idea of lodging; compare cikluwth, shakam); to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively) -- abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
see HEBREW cikluwth
see HEBREW shakam
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H7931. shakan
or shaken שָׁכֵ֑ן שָׁכַן, verb settle down, abide, dwell (Late Hebrew id.; Ecclus 43:17d +; Phoenician שכן Lzb375; Aramaic שְׁכֵין; Syriac , all dwell; Arabic rest, dwell, compare Assyrian šakânu, set, lay, deposit, set up (a dwelling), intransitive be situated (of city), maškanu, place, dwelling-place); —
Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳שׁ Exodus 40:35 5t.; שָׁכֵ֑ן Deuteronomy 33:12 2t., etc.; Imperfect3masculine singularיִשְׁכֹּן Genesis 16:12 +; יִשְׁכָּןֿ Numbers 9:17 2t.; 3 masculine plural יִשְׁכֹּ֑נוּ Jeremiah 49:31; 3feminine plural תִּשְׁכֹּ֑נָּה Ezekiel 17:23, etc.; Imperative masculine singular שְׁכֹן Genesis 26:2; Psalm 37:27; שְׁכָןֿ 37:3; masculine plural שִׁכְנוּ. Jeremiah 48:28; Infinitive construct בִּשְׁכֹּן (Ges§ 45g) Genesis 35:22, לִשְׁמֹּן2 Chronicles 6:1, etc.; suffix שָׁכְּנִי Exodus 29:46; שִׁכְנוֺ Deuteronomy 12:5 (but see Pi`el 1), etc.; Participle שֹׁכֵן Genesis 14:13 +, שֹׁכְּנִי (Ges§ 90 l m) Deuteronomy 33:16 3t.; suffix feminine singular שֹׁכַנְתְּי Jeremiah 51:13; Passive participle, apparently plural construct with art, הַשְּׁכוּנֵי Judges 8:11 (but corrupt, proper name, of a location needed, see GFM): —
1 settle down to abide:
a. of person: encamp Numbers 24:2 (E); settle permanently Psalm 102:29 (absolute: "" יִכּוֺן); ׳שׁ כמלך Job 29:25 ("" ישׁב); settle down (to remain) Judges 5:17; תַּחְתָּיו 2 Samuel 7:10 = 1 Chronicles 17:9 (not to be removed); especially at rest, peace, in security, לבטח Jeremiah 23:6; 33:16; Deuteronomy 33:12, compare כתפים בין 33:12; Psalm 16:9 (ןן שׂמח); בטח Deuteronomy 33:28; Proverbs 1:33; (ל)בדד Numbers 23:9 (poem) Jeremiah 49:31; Micah 7:14; land of Egypt Jeremiah 46:26 (remain undisturbed), so 50:39; Isaiah 13:20 ("" תֵּשֵׁב, compare ישׁב
4); with מרומים Isaiah 33:16; absolute Nahum 3:18, subject אדּירים (We רָֽשְׁנוּ, Now יִשְׁכְּבוּ; "" נָמוּ); Proverbs 7:11 her feet tarry not in her house.
b. of animals: כְּלָבִיא Deuteronomy 33:20; ב location Isaiah 34:11; Job 37:8; שָׁם Isaiah 13:21; birds ׳שׁ תַּחַת (under) Ezekiel 17:23, ׳שׁ בְּצֵל 17:23; with עַל = upon 31:13, = by Psalm 104:12; with accusative סֶלַע Job 39:28; absolute, of man under figure of bird, וְאֶשְׁכֹּ֑נָה אָע֫וּפָה Psalm 55:7.
c. things: with עַל of cloud, Job 3:5 settle down over; compare Exodus 24:16; 40:35; Numbers 9:17-18, 22 (all P); with בְּ 10:12 (P).
2 abide, dwell:
a. of men: absolute Psalm 37:27 (לְעוֺלָם); שָׁ֫מָּה Isaiah 65:9; with ב location Psalm 69:37; Job 18:15; 30:6; Micah 4:10; Jeremiah 48:28 10t.; יִמִּים לְחוֺף Genesis 49:13; with עַל, by Judges 5:17; Jeremiah 51:13; upon Jeremiah 37:29; פני על Genesis 16:12 (J); with עִם with Psalm 120:5; 120:6; with accusative Proverbs 2:21; Jeremiah 17:5 5t.; עַד ֗֗֗ מִן Genesis 25:18 (J); אָ֑רֶץ שֹׁכְנֵי Isaiah 18:3 ("" תֵבֵל ישְׁבֵי).
b. of the dead: עָפָר שֹׁכְנֵי Isaiah 26:19 ("" רְפָאִים); compare Job 26:5 ("" id.), so mortals; חֹמֶר בָתֵּי שֹׁכְנֵי 4:19; ׳שׁ דוּמָה Psalm 94:17 (i.e. שׁאול).
c. of God: ׳שׁ בָּֽעֲרָפֶל 1 Kings 8:12 2 Chronicles 6:1 (poem); מָרוֺם Isaiah 33:5; עַד 57:15; וְקָדוֺשׁ מָרוֺם 57:15; ׳שׁ סְנֶה Deuteronomy 33:16 (theoph.); בְּאָֽהֳלֵישֵֿׁם Genesis 9:27 (J, see BrMP 82; al. Japheth subject); בְּתוֺכָם Exodus 25:8; 29:46; Numbers 5:3 (all P), Ezekiel 43:9; with בְּתוֺךְ elsewhere Exodus 29:45 (P) + 6 t.; ב location Psalm 85:10; later בְּצִיּוֺן Joel 4:17; Joel 4:21; צִיּוֺן בְּהַר Isaiah 8:18; Psalm 68:17; 68:19 (absolute) + 4 t.; יְרוּשָׁלִַם שֹׁכֵן 135:21.
d. things: מוֺעֵד אֹהֶל, with את Leviticus 16:16 (P); י ׳מִשְׁכַּן שָׁם Joshua 22:19 (P); אוֺר Job 38:19.
e. abstract subj,: מִשְׁמָּט Isaiah 32:16 (בַּמִּדְבָּר); חָכְמָה with accusative עָרְמָה Proverbs 8:12.
Pi`el Perfect3masculine singular שִׁכֵּן Psalm 78:60; 1singular שִׁכַּנְתִּי Jeremiah 7:7, 12; Imperfect1singular אֲשַׁכְּנָה 7:3; Infinitive construct שַׁכֵּן Numbers 14:30 7t.; suffix שַׁכְּנוֺ Deuteronomy 12:5 (so read for לְשִׁכְנוֺ ᵑ0, compare Köii. l. 21); —
1 make settle down, establish: שׁ ׳אֹהֶל בָּֽאָדָֽם Psalm 78:60 especially in Deuteronomy, שָׁם שְׁמוֺ לְשַׁכֵּן establish his name there (compare šakan šuma as Canaanism WklTelAm.138 Rev. 20; 181.6) Deuteronomy 12:11; 14:23; 16:2, 6, 11; 26:2, compare Jeremiah 7:12; Nehemiah 1:9; + לְשִׁכְנוֺ שָׁם אֶתִשְֿׁמוֺ לָשׂוּם Deuteronomy 12:5 (read לְשַׁכְּנוֺ).
2 make to dwell: with accusative of person, ב location, Numbers 14:30 (J) Jeremiah 7:3, 7.
Hiph`il Perfect1singular הִשְׁכַּ֫נְתִּי Ezekiel 3:24; Imperfect3masculine singular jussive יַשְׁכֵּן Psalm 7:6, וַיַּשְׁכֵּן Genesis 3:24; Psalm 78:55, etc.; —
1. a. lay, לעפר כבודי lay my honour in the dust (of death); place, set, Genesis 3:24 (J); place, establish, מועד אהל at Shilo Joshua 18:1 (P).
b. cause birds to settle, עַל Ezekiel 32:4.
2 cause to dwell, with accusative of person, ב location, Psalm 78:55; compare Job 11:14.