שָׁכַן

Strong’s Definition

to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root (apparently akin (by transmission) to H7901 (שָׁכַב) through the idea of lodging; compare H5531 (סִכְלוּת), H7925 (שָׁכַם));

KJV Usage

abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to settle down, abide, dwell, tabernacle, reside
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(piel)
• 4.(hiphil)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: shâkan; Pronunciation: shaw-kan'