שָׁכַן
shâkan(shaw-kan')
“to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)”
128 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
Translated in KJV as
abidecontinue(cause to, make to) dwell(-er)have habitationinhabitlayplace(cause to) remainrestset (up).
Etymology
a primitive root (apparently akin (by transmission) to H7901 (שָׁכַב) through the idea of lodging; compare H5531 (סִכְלוּת), H7925 (שָׁכַם));
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“And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of…”