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Strong's H7931 שָׁכַן (shakan)

Shakan means “abide” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H7931
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 123
Books 23

Strong's H7931 Quick Answer

Strong's H7931 שָׁכַן (shakan) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shakan (shaw-kan') v. 1. to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively) [a primitive root (apparently akin (by transmission) to H7901 through the idea of lodging] It has 123 linked Bible usages across 23 books. Visible English usage signals include dwell, abide, will, they, and when. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
shakan (shaw-kan') v. 1. to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively) [a primitive root (apparently akin (by transmission) to H7901 through the idea of lodging]
Usage
123 linked usages
Books
23 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
dwell, abide, will, they, and when

Meaning and Definition

shakan (shaw-kan') v. 1. to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively) [a primitive root (apparently akin (by transmission) to H7901 through the idea of lodging] KJV: abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up). Compare: H5531, H7925

Original Word
שָׁכַן
Transliteration
shakan
Derivation
Root: שׁכב
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7931. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to dwell

Usage: 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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How Strong's H7931 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shakan, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

dwell Genesis 9:27 abide Psalms 15:1 they Genesis 25:18 through Joel 3:17 when Genesis 35:22 will Genesis 16:12

How Strong's H7931 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 123 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7931 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H7931 in the Old Testament

123 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 3:24 KJV

So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

Genesis 9:27 KJV

God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

Genesis 14:13 KJV

And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.

Usage Excerpts

First 120 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7931.

Genesis 3:24 Old Testament, KJV
So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
Genesis 9:27 Old Testament, KJV
God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
Genesis 14:13 Old Testament, KJV
And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.
Genesis 16:12 Old Testament, KJV
And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
Genesis 25:18 Old Testament, KJV
And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.
Genesis 26:2 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
Genesis 35:22 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
Genesis 49:13 Old Testament, KJV
Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.
Exodus 24:16 Old Testament, KJV
And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.
Exodus 25:8 Old Testament, KJV
And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.
Exodus 29:45 Old Testament, KJV
And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.
Exodus 29:46 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall know that I am the LORD their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them: I am the LORD their God.
Exodus 40:35 Old Testament, KJV
And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
Leviticus 16:16 Old Testament, KJV
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 the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness.
Numbers 5:3 Old Testament, KJV
Both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camps, in the midst whereof I dwell.
Numbers 9:17 Old Testament, KJV
And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abode, there the children of Israel pitched their tents.
Numbers 9:18 Old Testament, KJV
At the commandment of the LORD the children of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of the LORD they pitched: as long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle they rested in their tents.
Numbers 9:22 Old Testament, KJV
Or whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Israel abode in their tents, and journeyed not: but when it was taken up, they journeyed.
Numbers 10:12 Old Testament, KJV
And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran.
Numbers 14:30 Old Testament, KJV
Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.
Numbers 23:9 Old Testament, KJV
For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.
Numbers 24:2 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Numbers 35:34 Old Testament, KJV
Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.
Deuteronomy 12:11 Old Testament, KJV
Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD:
Deuteronomy 14:23 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always.
Deuteronomy 16:2 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there.
Deuteronomy 16:6 Old Testament, KJV
But at the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou camest forth out of Egypt.
Deuteronomy 16:11 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there.
Deuteronomy 26:2 Old Testament, KJV
That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name there.
Deuteronomy 33:12 Old Testament, KJV
And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.
Deuteronomy 33:16 Old Testament, KJV
And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.
Deuteronomy 33:20 Old Testament, KJV
And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.
Deuteronomy 33:28 Old Testament, KJV
Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.
Joshua 18:1 Old Testament, KJV
And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.
Joshua 22:19 Old Testament, KJV
Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the LORD, wherein the LORD's tabernacle dwelleth, and take possession among us: but rebel not against the LORD, nor rebel against us, in building you an altar beside the altar of the LORD our God.
Judges 5:17 Old Testament, KJV
Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.
Judges 8:11 Old Testament, KJV
And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host; for the host was secure.
2 Samuel 7:10 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,
1 Kings 6:13 Old Testament, KJV
And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.
1 Kings 8:12 Old Testament, KJV
Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
1 Chronicles 17:9 Old Testament, KJV
Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste them any more, as at the beginning,
1 Chronicles 23:25 Old Testament, KJV
For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:
2 Chronicles 6:1 Old Testament, KJV
Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
Nehemiah 1:9 Old Testament, KJV
But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there.
Job 3:5 Old Testament, KJV
Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
Job 4:19 Old Testament, KJV
How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?
Job 11:14 Old Testament, KJV
If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
Job 15:28 Old Testament, KJV
And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
Job 18:15 Old Testament, KJV
It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
Job 26:5 Old Testament, KJV
Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.
Job 29:25 Old Testament, KJV
I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.
Job 30:6 Old Testament, KJV
To dwell in the cliffs of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks.
Job 37:8 Old Testament, KJV
Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.
Job 38:19 Old Testament, KJV
Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
Job 39:28 Old Testament, KJV
She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
Psalms 7:5 Old Testament, KJV
Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.
Psalms 15:1 Old Testament, KJV
Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
Psalms 16:9 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
Psalms 37:3 Old Testament, KJV
Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Psalms 37:27 Old Testament, KJV
Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
Psalms 37:29 Old Testament, KJV
The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
Psalms 55:6 Old Testament, KJV
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
Psalms 65:4 Old Testament, KJV
Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
Psalms 68:6 Old Testament, KJV
God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
Psalms 68:16 Old Testament, KJV
Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.
Psalms 68:18 Old Testament, KJV
Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.
Psalms 69:36 Old Testament, KJV
The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein.
Psalms 74:2 Old Testament, KJV
Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.
Psalms 78:55 Old Testament, KJV
He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
Psalms 78:60 Old Testament, KJV
So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;
Psalms 85:9 Old Testament, KJV
Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
Psalms 94:17 Old Testament, KJV
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
Psalms 102:28 Old Testament, KJV
The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.
Psalms 104:12 Old Testament, KJV
By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.
Psalms 120:5 Old Testament, KJV
Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
Psalms 120:6 Old Testament, KJV
My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
Psalms 135:21 Old Testament, KJV
Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalms 139:9 Old Testament, KJV
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Proverbs 1:33 Old Testament, KJV
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
Proverbs 2:21 Old Testament, KJV
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
Proverbs 7:11 Old Testament, KJV
(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
Proverbs 8:12 Old Testament, KJV
I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
Proverbs 10:30 Old Testament, KJV
The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
Isaiah 8:18 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.
Isaiah 13:20 Old Testament, KJV
It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.
Isaiah 13:21 Old Testament, KJV
But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.
Isaiah 18:3 Old Testament, KJV
All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye.
Isaiah 26:19 Old Testament, KJV
Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
Isaiah 32:16 Old Testament, KJV
Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field.
Isaiah 33:5 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.
Isaiah 33:16 Old Testament, KJV
He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.
Isaiah 34:11 Old Testament, KJV
But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.
Isaiah 34:17 Old Testament, KJV
And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.
Isaiah 57:15 Old Testament, KJV
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Isaiah 65:9 Old Testament, KJV
And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.
Jeremiah 7:3 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.
Jeremiah 7:7 Old Testament, KJV
Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.
Jeremiah 7:12 Old Testament, KJV
But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.
Jeremiah 17:6 Old Testament, KJV
For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.
Jeremiah 23:6 Old Testament, KJV
In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Jeremiah 25:24 Old Testament, KJV
And all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the desert,
Jeremiah 33:16 Old Testament, KJV
In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness.
Jeremiah 46:26 Old Testament, KJV
And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of his servants: and afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 48:28 Old Testament, KJV
O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole's mouth.
Jeremiah 49:16 Old Testament, KJV
Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 49:31 Old Testament, KJV
Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the LORD, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone.
Jeremiah 50:39 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell there, and the owls shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.
Jeremiah 51:13 Old Testament, KJV
O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.
Ezekiel 17:23 Old Testament, KJV
In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.
Ezekiel 31:13 Old Testament, KJV
Upon his ruin shall all the fowls of the heaven remain, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches:
Ezekiel 32:4 Old Testament, KJV
Then will I leave thee upon the land, I will cast thee forth upon the open field, and will cause all the fowls of the heaven to remain upon thee, and I will fill the beasts of the whole earth with thee.
Ezekiel 43:7 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, neither they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of their kings in their high places.
Ezekiel 43:9 Old Testament, KJV
Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.
Joel 3:17 Old Testament, KJV
So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
Joel 3:21 Old Testament, KJV
For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion.
Obadiah 1:3 Old Testament, KJV
The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
Micah 4:10 Old Testament, KJV
Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.
Micah 7:14 Old Testament, KJV
Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
Nahum 3:18 Old Testament, KJV
Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.
Zechariah 2:10 Old Testament, KJV
Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7931, grouped by book.

Genesis 8 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 5 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 9 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 10 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 2 usages, Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 11 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 23 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 5 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 12 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 13 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 5 usages, Old Testament
Joel 2 usages, Old Testament
Obadiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 2 usages, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 4 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H7931 FAQ

What does shakan (שָׁכַן) mean?

Shakan (Strong's H7931) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "abide". shakan (shaw-kan') v. 1. to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively) [a primitive root (apparently akin (by transmission) to H7901 through the idea of lodging]

How many times is shakan (שָׁכַן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 123 linked usages for Strong's H7931 across 23 books.

Where can I study shakan (שָׁכַן) in context?

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What English words translate shakan (שָׁכַן)?

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