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שָׁכַן

sha.khanto dwellHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb129 occurrences23 books124 verses

Definition

a primitive root (apparently akin (by transmission) to H7901 through the idea of lodging; compare H5531, H7925); to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
Traditional renderings: abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שָׁכַן:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

129 total
  1. Job 11:14תַּשְׁכֵּ֖ן · to dwell
    …if you put away the iniquity in your hand, and allow no injustice to dwell in your tents,
  2. Job 15:28וַיִּשְׁכּ֤וֹן׀ · he will dwell
    …he will dwell in ruined cities, in abandoned houses destined to become rubble.
  3. Job 18:15תִּשְׁכּ֣וֹן · resides
    Fire resides in his tent; burning sulfur rains down on his dwelling.
  4. Job 26:5וְשֹׁכְנֵיהֶֽם׃ · and those who dwell in them
    The dead tremble—those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them.
  5. Job 29:25וְ֭אֶשְׁכּוֹן · So I dwelt
    I chose their course and presided as chief. So I dwelt as a king among his troops, as a comforter of the mourners.
  6. Job 30:6לִשְׁכֹּ֑ן · so that they lived
    …so that they lived on the slopes of the wadis, among the rocks and in holes in the ground.
  7. Job 37:8תִשְׁכֹּֽן׃ · they settle down
    The wild animals enter their lairs; they settle down in their dens.
  8. Job 38:19יִשְׁכָּן־ · to the home
    Where is the way to the home of light? Do you know where darkness resides,
  9. Job 39:28יִ֭שְׁכֹּן · He dwells
    He dwells on a cliff and lodges there; his stronghold is on a rocky crag.
  10. Psalm 7:5יַשְׁכֵּ֣ן · and leave
    …then may my enemy pursue me and overtake me; may he trample me to the ground and leave my honor in the dust. Selah
  11. Psalm 15:1יִ֝שְׁכֹּ֗ן · may dwell
    A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain?
  12. Psalm 16:9יִשְׁכֹּ֥ן · will dwell
    Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.
  13. Psalm 37:3שְׁכָן־ · dwell
    Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
  14. Psalm 37:27וּשְׁכֹ֥ן · so that you will abide
    Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever.
  15. Psalm 37:29וְיִשְׁכְּנ֖וּ · and dwell
    The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
  16. Psalm 55:6וְאֶשְׁכֹּֽנָה׃ · and find rest
    I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest.
  17. Psalm 65:4יִשְׁכֹּ֪ן · to dwell
    Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple.
  18. Psalm 68:6שָׁכְנ֥וּ · dwell
    God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
  19. Psalm 68:16יִשְׁכֹּ֥ן · dwell
    Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks? This is the mountain God chose for His dwelling, where the LORD will surely dwell forever.
  20. Psalm 68:18לִשְׁכֹּ֤ן׀ · may dwell [there]
    You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
  21. Psalm 69:36יִשְׁכְּנוּ־ · will settle
    The descendants of His servants will inherit it, and those who love His name will settle in it.
  22. Psalm 74:2שָׁכַ֬נְתָּ · where You dwell
    Remember Your congregation, which You purchased long ago and redeemed as the tribe of Your inheritance—Mount Zion, where You dwell.
  23. Psalm 78:55וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥ן · He settled
    He drove out nations before them and apportioned their inheritance; He settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.
  24. Psalm 78:60שִׁכֵּ֥ן · He had pitched
    He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent He had pitched among men.
  25. Psalm 85:9לִשְׁכֹּ֖ן · may dwell
    Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land.
  26. Psalm 94:17שָֽׁכְנָ֖ה · have dwelt in the abode
    Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
  27. Psalm 102:28יִשְׁכּ֑וֹנוּ · will dwell securely
    The children of Your servants will dwell securely, and their descendants will be established before You.”
  28. Psalm 104:12יִשְׁכּ֑וֹן · nest
    The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches.
  29. Psalm 120:5שָׁ֝כַ֗נְתִּי · that I live
    Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, that I live among the tents of Kedar!
  30. Psalm 120:6שָֽׁכְנָה־ · dwelt
    Too long have I dwelt among those who hate peace.
  31. Psalm 135:21שֹׁ֘כֵ֤ן · He who dwells
    Blessed be the LORD from Zion—He who dwells in Jerusalem. Hallelujah!
  32. Psalm 139:9אֶ֝שְׁכְּנָ֗ה · if I settle
    If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea,
  33. Proverbs 1:33יִשְׁכָּן־ · {will} dwell
    But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”
  34. Proverbs 2:21יִשְׁכְּנוּ · will inhabit
    For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;
  35. Proverbs 7:11יִשְׁכְּנ֥וּ · remain
    She is loud and defiant; her feet do not remain at home.
  36. Proverbs 8:12שָׁכַ֣נְתִּי · dwell together
    I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence, and I find knowledge and discretion.
  37. Proverbs 10:30יִשְׁכְּנוּ־ · inhabit
    The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.
  38. Isaiah 8:18הַשֹּׁכֵ֖ן · who dwells
    Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me as signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.
  39. Isaiah 13:20תִשְׁכֹּ֖ן · settled
    She will never be inhabited or settled from generation to generation; no nomad will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flock there.
  40. Isaiah 13:21וְשָׁ֤כְנוּ · will dwell
    But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about.
  41. Isaiah 18:3וְשֹׁ֣כְנֵי · and dwellers
    All you people of the world and dwellers of the earth, when a banner is raised on the mountains, you will see it; when a ram’s horn sounds, you will hear it.
  42. Isaiah 26:19שֹׁכְנֵ֣י · you who dwell
    Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
  43. Isaiah 32:16וְשָׁכַ֥ן · will inhabit
    Then justice will inhabit the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field.
  44. Isaiah 33:5שֹׁכֵ֖ן · He dwells
    The LORD is exalted, for He dwells on high; He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
  45. Isaiah 33:16יִשְׁכֹּ֔ן · will dwell
    …he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.
  46. Isaiah 34:11יִשְׁכְּנוּ־ · will dwell
    The desert owl and screech owl will possess it, and the great owl and raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction.
  47. Isaiah 34:17יִשְׁכְּנוּ־ · they will dwell
    He has allotted their portion; His hand has distributed it by measure. They will possess it forever; they will dwell in it from generation to generation.
  48. Isaiah 57:15שֹׁכֵ֥ן · who inhabits; אֶשְׁכּ֑וֹן · I dwell
    For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.
  49. Isaiah 65:9יִשְׁכְּנוּ־ · will dwell
    And I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, and heirs from Judah; My elect will possess My mountains, and My servants will dwell there.