שָׁכַן
Strong's H7931
shâkan
/shaw-kan'/
to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H7931
- Hebrew
- שָׁכַן
- Transliteration
- shâkan
- Pronunciation
- /shaw-kan'/
- KJV Translations
- 11 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full 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));H7901 (shâkab)H5531 (çiklûwth)H7925 (shâkam)
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
abidecontinue(cause tomake to) dwell(-er)have habitationinhabitlayplace(cause to) remainrestset (up)
Related Hebrew Words
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