שָׁכַן (sha.khan) means “to dwell” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: shaw-kan' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
שָׁכַן · sha.khan · to dwell
1) to settle down, abide, dwell, tabernacle, reside 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to settle down to abide 1a2) to abide, dwell, reside 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make settle down, establish 1b2) to make or cause to dwell 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to lay, place, set, establish, settle, fix 1c2) to cause to dwell or abide Aramaic equivalent: she.khan (שְׁכֵן "to dwell" H7932)
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a primitive root (apparently akin (by transmission) to H7901 (שָׁכַב) through the idea of lodging; compare H5531 (סִכְלוּת), H7925 (שָׁכַם)); to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
KJV glosses: abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| as a dwelling | 7 |
| will dwell | 7 |
| dwell | 6 |
| settled | 4 |
| to dwell | 4 |
| remained | 3 |
| and dwell | 2 |
| and i will dwell | 2 |
| dwells | 2 |
| he dwells | 2 |
| he will dwell | 2 |
| i will dwell | 2 |
| may dwell | 2 |
| o dwellers | 2 |
| settle | 2 |
| so that they may dwell in | 2 |
| that he would dwell | 2 |
| they live | 2 |
| was living | 2 |
| who dwells | 2 |
| will dwell securely | 2 |
| will inhabit | 2 |
| you who dwell | 2 |
| a dwelling | 1 |
| and camp | 1 |
| and dwellers | 1 |
| and find rest | 1 |
| and has come to dwell | 1 |
| and i will let you live | 1 |
| and leave | 1 |
| and remained | 1 |
| and set up | 1 |
| and settle | 1 |
| and those who dwell in them | 1 |
| by way of the caravan | 1 |
| dwell together | 1 |
| dwelling | 1 |
| dwelt | 1 |
| egypt will be inhabited | 1 |
| encamped | 1 |
| had settled | 1 |
| have dwelt in the abode | 1 |
| he had pitched | 1 |
| he lies down | 1 |
| he rests | 1 |
| he settled | 1 |
| he who dwells | 1 |
| he will live | 1 |
| i dwell | 1 |
| if i settle | 1 |
| inhabit | 1 |
| ishmaels descendants settled | 1 |
| made a dwelling | 1 |
| may dwell there | 1 |
| may he dwell | 1 |
| nest | 1 |
| nested | 1 |
| of him who dwelt | 1 |
| or lived in | 1 |
| remain | 1 |
| resides | 1 |
| rest | 1 |
| shall dwell | 1 |
| sleep | 1 |
| so i dwelt | 1 |
| so that i may dwell | 1 |
| so that i might dwell | 1 |
| so that they lived | 1 |
| so that you will abide | 1 |
| stands | 1 |
| stationed | 1 |
| taking shelter | 1 |
| that i live | 1 |
| then i will dwell | 1 |
| then i will let you live | 1 |
| they settle down | 1 |
| they will dwell | 1 |
| those who dwell | 1 |
| to settle | 1 |
| to settle you | 1 |
| to the home | 1 |
| where you dwell | 1 |
| which abides | 1 |
| who dwell | 1 |
| who inhabits | 1 |
| will nest | 1 |
| will settle | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| shall dwell | 12 |
| dwell | 8 |
| abode | 5 |
| to place | 5 |
| and i will dwell | 4 |
| i dwell | 4 |
| and dwell | 3 |
| dwelleth | 3 |
| dwelt | 3 |
| to dwell | 3 |
| neither shall it be dwelt | 2 |
| o thou that dwellest | 2 |
| that he would dwell | 2 |
| that i may dwell | 2 |
| them and they shall dwell | 2 |
| which dwelleth | 2 |
| abide | 1 |
| abiding | 1 |
| against him and he shall dwell | 1 |
| also shall rest | 1 |
| and abode | 1 |
| and be at rest | 1 |
| and dwellers | 1 |
| and dwelt | 1 |
| and he dwelleth | 1 |
| and he placed | 1 |
| and he shall dwell | 1 |
| and i will cause you to dwell | 1 |
| and lay | 1 |
| and remain | 1 |
| and set up | 1 |
| and the inhabitants | 1 |
| and they dwelt | 1 |
| and thou shalt dwell | 1 |
| and under it shall dwell | 1 |
| and will dwell | 1 |
| but shall inhabit | 1 |
| dwelling | 1 |
| for he dwelleth | 1 |
| for he dwelt | 1 |
| from me and i will dwell | 1 |
| have their habitation | 1 |
| he dwelleth | 1 |
| he may dwell | 1 |
| he placed | 1 |
| he shall dwell | 1 |
| it shall be inhabited | 1 |
| it shall dwell | 1 |
| long and he shall dwell | 1 |
| may dwell | 1 |
| might dwell | 1 |
| of him that dwelt | 1 |
| of them that dwelt | 1 |
| remain | 1 |
| remaining | 1 |
| rested | 1 |
| shall continue | 1 |
| shall not inhabit | 1 |
| shall they dwell | 1 |
| shalt thou dwell | 1 |
| she dwelleth | 1 |
| that dwell | 1 |
| that inhabiteth | 1 |
| that remaineth | 1 |
| that they may dwell | 1 |
| thee thou that dwellest | 1 |
| them that dwell | 1 |
| them that they may dwell | 1 |
| then shall dwell | 1 |
| then will i cause you to dwell | 1 |
| thereof shall they dwell | 1 |
| to make you dwell | 1 |
| to remain | 1 |
| to set | 1 |
| unto me shall dwell | 1 |
| where i set | 1 |
| where i will dwell | 1 |
| wherein thou hast dwelt | 1 |
| which dwell | 1 |
| who shall dwell | 1 |
| will dwell | 1 |
| ye that dwell | 1 |
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So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.
Read word by wordMay God expand the territory of Japheth; may he dwell in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant.”
Read word by wordThen an escapee came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the Oaks of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner, all of whom were bound by treaty to Abram.
Read word by wordHe will be a wild donkey of a man, and his hand will be against everyone, and everyone’s hand against him; he will live in hostility toward all his brothers.”
Read word by wordIshmael’s descendants settled from Havilah to Shur, which is near the border of Egypt as you go toward Asshur. And they lived in hostility toward all their brothers.
Read word by wordThe LORD appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Settle in the land where I tell you.
Read word by wordWhile Israel was living in that region, Reuben went in and slept with his father’s concubine Bilhah, and Israel heard about it. Jacob had twelve sons:
Read word by wordZebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.
Read word by wordand the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered it, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud.
Read word by wordAnd they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.
Read word by wordThen I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God.
Read word by wordAnd they will know that I am the LORD their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt so that I might dwell among them. I am the LORD their God.
Read word by wordMoses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
Read word by wordSo he shall make atonement for the Most Holy Place because of the impurities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to do the same for the Tent of Meeting which abides among them in the midst of their impurities.
Read word by wordYou must send away male and female alike; send them outside the camp so they will not defile their camp, where I dwell among them.”
Read word by wordWhenever the cloud was lifted from above the Tent, the Israelites would set out, and wherever the cloud settled, there the Israelites would camp.
Read word by wordAt the LORD’s command the Israelites set out, and at the LORD’s command they camped. As long as the cloud remained over the tabernacle, they remained encamped.
Read word by wordWhether the cloud lingered for two days, a month, or longer, the Israelites camped and did not set out as long as the cloud remained over the tabernacle; but when it was lifted, they would set out.
Read word by wordand the Israelites set out from the Wilderness of Sinai, traveling from place to place until the cloud settled in the Wilderness of Paran.
Read word by wordSurely none of you will enter the land in which I swore to settle you, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.
Read word by wordFor I see them from atop the rocky cliffs, and I watch them from the hills. Behold, a people dwelling apart, not reckoning themselves among the nations.
Read word by wordWhen Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came upon him,
Read word by wordDo not defile the land where you live and where I dwell. For I, the LORD, dwell among the Israelites.”
Read word by wordInstead, you must seek the place the LORD your God will choose from among all your tribes to establish as a dwelling for His Name, and there you must go.
Read word by wordthen the LORD your God will choose a dwelling for His Name. And there you are to bring everything I command you: your burnt offerings and sacrifices, your tithes and special gifts, and all the choice offerings you vow to the LORD.
Read word by wordAnd you are to eat a tenth of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks, in the presence of the LORD your God at the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name, so that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always.
Read word by wordYou are to offer to the LORD your God the Passover sacrifice from the herd or flock in the place the LORD will choose as a dwelling for His Name.
Read word by wordYou must only offer the Passover sacrifice at the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for His Name. Do this in the evening as the sun sets, at the same time you departed from Egypt.
Read word by wordand you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.
Read word by wordyou are to take some of the firstfruits of all your produce from the soil of the land that the LORD your God is giving you and put them in a basket. Then go to the place the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for His Name,
Read word by wordConcerning Benjamin he said: “May the beloved of the LORD rest secure in Him; God shields him all day long, and upon His shoulders he rests.”
Read word by wordwith the choice gifts of the land and everything in it, and with the favor of Him who dwelt in the burning bush. May these rest on the head of Joseph and crown the brow of the prince of his brothers.
Read word by wordConcerning Gad he said: “Blessed is he who enlarges the domain of Gad! He lies down like a lion and tears off an arm or a head.
Read word by wordSo Israel dwells securely; the fountain of Jacob lives untroubled in a land of grain and new wine, where even the heavens drip with dew.
Read word by wordThen the whole congregation of Israel assembled at Shiloh and set up the Tent of Meeting there. And though the land was subdued before them,
Read word by wordIf indeed the land of your inheritance is unclean, then cross over to the land of the LORD’s possession, where the LORD’s tabernacle stands, and take possession of it among us. But do not rebel against the LORD or against us by building for yourselves an altar other than the altar of the LORD our God.
Read word by wordGilead remained beyond the Jordan. Dan, why did you linger by the ships? Asher stayed at the coast and remained in his harbors.
Read word by wordAnd Gideon went up by way of the caravan route east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and he attacked their army, taking them by surprise.
Read word by wordAnd I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning
Read word by wordAnd I will dwell among the Israelites and will not abandon My people Israel.”
Read word by wordThen Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.
Read word by wordAnd I will provide a place for My people Israel and will plant them so that they may dwell in a place of their own and be disturbed no more. No longer will the sons of wickedness oppress them as they did at the beginning
Read word by wordFor David had said, “The LORD, the God of Israel, has given rest to His people and has come to dwell in Jerusalem forever.
Read word by wordThen Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.
Read word by wordbut if you return to Me and keep and practice My commandments, then even if your exiles have been banished to the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name.’
Read word by wordMay darkness and gloom reclaim it, and a cloud settle over it; may the blackness of the day overwhelm it.
Read word by wordhow much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who can be crushed like a moth!
Read word by wordif you put away the iniquity in your hand, and allow no injustice to dwell in your tents,
Read word by wordhe will dwell in ruined cities, in abandoned houses destined to become rubble.
Read word by wordFire resides in his tent; burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling.
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