Original: שָׁכַן

Transliteration: shâkan

Phonetic: shaw-kan'

Short Definition: Abide

Original: שׁכן

Transliteration: shâkan

Phonetic: shaw-kan'

BDB Definition:

1. to settle down, abide, dwell, tabernacle, reside
   1. (Qal)
      1. to settle down to abide
      2. to abide, dwell, reside
   2. (Piel)
      1. to make settle down, establish
      2. to make or cause to dwell
   3. (Hiphil)
      1. to lay, place, set, establish, settle, fix
      2. to cause to dwell or abide

Origin: a primitive root [apparently akin (by transmission) to H7901 through the idea of lodging]

TWOT entry: 2387

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H4908, H7933, H7934, H7935