Strong's H7931
שָׁכַן
- Language:
- Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)
Definition
to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
Derivation
a primitive root (apparently akin (by transmission) to H7901 (שָׁכַב) through the idea of lodging; compare H5531 (סִכְלוּת), H7925 (שָׁכַם));
KJV Translation
In the King James Version, שָׁכַן is translated as: abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up)..
About Strong's Concordance
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.