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 |
Page 3 of 3. 124 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
Read word by wordall the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mixed tribes who dwell in the desert;
Read word by wordIn those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely, and this is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
Read word by wordI will deliver them into the hands of those who seek their lives—of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and his officers. But after this, Egypt will be inhabited as in days of old, declares the LORD.
Read word by wordAbandon the towns and settle among the rocks, O dwellers of Moab! Be like a dove that nests at the mouth of a cave.
Read word by wordThe terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.
Read word by wordRise up, advance against a nation at ease, one that dwells securely,” declares the LORD. “They have no gates or bars; they live alone.
Read word by wordSo the desert creatures and hyenas will live there and ostriches will dwell there. It will never again be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation.
Read word by wordYou who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut.
Read word by wordI will plant it on the mountain heights of Israel so that it will bear branches; it will yield fruit and become a majestic cedar. Birds of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches.
Read word by wordAll the birds of the air nested on its fallen trunk, and all the beasts of the field lived among its boughs.
Read word by wordI will abandon you on the land and hurl you into the open field. I will cause all the birds of the air to settle upon you, and all the beasts of the earth to eat their fill of you.
Read word by wordand He said to me, “Son of man, this is the place of My throne and the place for the soles of My feet, where I will dwell among the Israelites forever. The house of Israel will never again defile My holy name—neither they nor their kings—by their prostitution and by the funeral offerings for their kings at their deaths.
Read word by wordNow let them remove far from Me their prostitution and the funeral offerings for their kings, and I will dwell among them forever.
Read word by wordThen you will know that I am the LORD your God, who dwells in Zion, My holy mountain. Jerusalem will be holy, never again to be overrun by foreigners.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.17
For I will avenge their blood, which I have not yet avenged.” For the LORD dwells in Zion.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.21
The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’
Read word by wordWrithe in agony, O Daughter of Zion, like a woman in labor. For now you will leave the city and camp in the open fields. You will go to Babylon; there you will be rescued; there the LORD will redeem you from the hand of your enemies!
Read word by wordShepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance. They live alone in a woodland, surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
Read word by wordO king of Assyria, your shepherds slumber; your officers sleep. Your people are scattered on the mountains with no one to gather them.
Read word by word“Shout for joy and be glad, O Daughter of Zion, for I am coming to dwell among you,” declares the LORD.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 2.14
“On that day many nations will join themselves to the LORD, and they will become My people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 2.15
This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.”
Read word by wordI will bring them back to dwell in Jerusalem, where they will be My people, and I will be their faithful and righteous God.”
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