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 Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.”