שְׁכַןshᵉkan

dwell

Pronunciation: shek-an' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7932

Meanings

Pe`al: dwell (Daniel 4:18)

Pa`el: cause, to dwell (Ezra 6:12)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Ezra 6:12 May the God who has chosen the city of Jerusalem as the place to honor his name destroy any king or nation that violates this command and destroys this Temple. “I, Darius, have issued this decree. Let it be obeyed with all diligence.”
  • Daniel 4:21 It had fresh green leaves and was loaded with fruit for all to eat. Wild animals lived in its shade, and birds nested in its branches.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).