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Strong's H7934 שָׁכֵן (shaken)

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

Strong's Number H7934
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 20
Books 10

Strong's H7934 Quick Answer

Strong's H7934 שָׁכֵן (shaken) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shaken (shaw-kane') adj. 1. a resident 2. by extension, a fellow-citizen It has 20 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include neighbours, neighbour, nigh, inhabitant, and inhabitants. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
shaken (shaw-kane') adj. 1. a resident 2. by extension, a fellow-citizen
Usage
20 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
neighbours, neighbour, nigh, inhabitant, and inhabitants

Meaning and Definition

shaken (shaw-kane') adj. 1. a resident 2. by extension, a fellow-citizen [from H7931] KJV: inhabitant, neighbour, nigh. Root(s): H7931

Original Word
שָׁכֵן
Transliteration
shaken
Derivation
First root strongs: 7931
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7934. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H7934 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shaken, 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.

neighbours Ruth 4:17 11× neighbour Exodus 3:22 inhabitant Isaiah 33:24 inhabitants Hosea 10:5 nigh Deuteronomy 1:7

How Strong's H7934 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 20 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7934 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 H7934 in the Old Testament

20 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 3:22 KJV

But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.

Exodus 12:4 KJV

And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.

Deuteronomy 1:7 KJV

Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.

Usage Excerpts

First 20 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7934.

Exodus 3:22 Old Testament, KJV
But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put them upon your sons, and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.
Exodus 12:4 Old Testament, KJV
And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb.
Deuteronomy 1:7 Old Testament, KJV
Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of the Amorites, and unto all the places nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon, unto the great river, the river Euphrates.
Ruth 4:17 Old Testament, KJV
And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.
2 Kings 4:3 Old Testament, KJV
Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
Psalms 31:11 Old Testament, KJV
I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.
Psalms 44:13 Old Testament, KJV
Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.
Psalms 79:4 Old Testament, KJV
We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us.
Psalms 79:12 Old Testament, KJV
And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord.
Psalms 80:6 Old Testament, KJV
Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.
Psalms 89:41 Old Testament, KJV
All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours.
Proverbs 27:10 Old Testament, KJV
Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.
Isaiah 33:24 Old Testament, KJV
And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the people that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity.
Jeremiah 6:21 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon them; the neighbour and his friend shall perish.
Jeremiah 12:14 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the LORD against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them.
Jeremiah 49:10 Old Testament, KJV
But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is spoiled, and his brethren, and his neighbours, and he is not.
Jeremiah 49:18 Old Testament, KJV
As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it.
Jeremiah 50:40 Old Testament, KJV
As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD; so shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein.
Ezekiel 16:26 Old Testament, KJV
Thou hast also committed fornication with the Egyptians thy neighbours, great of flesh; and hast increased thy whoredoms, to provoke me to anger.
Hosea 10:5 Old Testament, KJV
The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Bethaven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7934, grouped by book.

Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Ruth 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 6 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 5 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H7934 FAQ

What does shaken (שָׁכֵן) mean?

Shaken (Strong's H7934) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "resident". shaken (shaw-kane') adj. 1. a resident 2. by extension, a fellow-citizen

How many times is shaken (שָׁכֵן) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 20 linked usages for Strong's H7934 across 10 books.

Where can I study shaken (שָׁכֵן) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7934 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate shaken (שָׁכֵן)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as neighbours, neighbour, nigh, inhabitant, and inhabitants. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.