Hebrew Lexicon Strong's Concordance Definition

Strong's H7931: שָׁכַן (shâkan) Definition

Strong's number
H7931
Lemma
שָׁכַן
Transliteration
shâkan
Pronunciation
shaw-kan'
Strong's definition
to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively) abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up). a primitive root (apparently akin (by transmission) to H7901 (שָׁכַב) through the idea of lodging; compare H5531 (סִכְלוּת), H7925 (שָׁכַם));

124 instances of the word שָׁכַן shâkan (H7931)


  • Zechariah 2:10 - Sing and rejoice O daughter of Zion for lo I come and I will dwell in the midst of thee saith the LORD

  • Zechariah 2:11 - shall be joined nations And many that the LORD in that day and shall be my people and I will dwell in the midst of thee and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent

  • Zechariah 8:3 - Thus saith of the LORD I am returned unto Zion and will dwell in the midst and Jerusalem shall be called and Jerusalem a city of truth and the mountain of the LORD of hosts and the mountain the holy

  • Zechariah 8:8 - And I will bring them and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem and they shall be my people and I will be their God in truth and in righteousness