STRONGS H7931:
Abbreviations
שָׁכַן,
שָׁכֵ֑ן129 verb settle down, abide, dwell (Late Hebrew
id.; Ecclus 43:17d +; Phoenician
שכן Lzb
375; Aramaic
שְׁכֵין; Syriac
,
all dwell; Arabic
rest, dwell, compare Assyrian
šakânu, set,
lay,
deposit,
set up (a dwelling), intransitive
be situated (of city),
maškanu, place, dwelling-place); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שׁ׳ Exodus 40:35 +
5 times;
שָׁכֵ֑ן Deuteronomy 33:12 +
2 times, etc.;
Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשְׁכֹּן Genesis 16:12 +;
יִשְׁכָּןֿ Numbers 9:17 +
2 times;
3rd person masculine plural יִשְׁכֹּ֑נוּ Jeremiah 49:31;
3rd person feminine plural תִּשְׁכֹּ֑נָּה Ezekiel 17:23, etc.;
Imperative masculine singular
שְׁכֹן Genesis 26:2;
Psalm 37:27;
שְׁכָןֿ Psalm 37:3 masculine plural
שִׁכְנוּ.
Jeremiah 48:28;
Infinitive construct בִּשְׁכֹּן (Ges
§ 45 g)
Genesis 35:22,
לִשְׁכּוֹן 2 Chronicles 6:1, etc.; suffix
שָׁכְנִי Exodus 29:46;
שִׁכְנוֺ Deuteronomy 12:5 (but see
Pi. 1), etc.;
Participle שֹׁכֵן Genesis 14:13 +,
שֹׁכְנִי (Ges
§ 90 l m)
Deuteronomy 33:16 +
3 times; suffix feminine singular
שֹׁכַנְתְּי Jeremiah 51:13;
Passive participle, apparently plural construct with art,
הַשְּׁכוּנֵי Judges 8:11 (but corrupt, proper name, of a location needed, see GFM): —
1. settle down to abide:
a. of person: encamp Numbers 24:2 (E); settle permanently Psalm 102:29 [Psalm 102:28] (absolute: || יִכּוֺן); כמלך שׁ׳ Job 29:25 (|| ישׁב); settle down (to remain) Judges 5:17; תַּחְתָּיו 2 Samuel 7:10 = 1 Chronicles 17:9 (not to be removed); especially at rest, peace, in security, לבטח Jeremiah 23:6; Jeremiah 33:16; Deuteronomy 33:12, compare בין כתפים Deuteronomy 33:12; Psalm 16:9 (|| שׂמח); בטח Deuteronomy 33:28; Proverbs 1:33; (ל)בדד Numbers 23:9 (poem) Jeremiah 49:31; Micah 7:14; land of Egypt Jeremiah 46:26 (remain undisturbed), so Jeremiah 50:39; Isaiah 13:20 (|| תֵּשֵׁב, compare ישׁב 4); with accusitive מרומים Isaiah 33:16; absolute Nahum 3:18, subject אדּירים (We יָֽשְׁנוּ, Now יִשְׁכְּבוּ; || נָמוּ); Proverbs 7:11 her feet tarry not in her house.
b. of animals: כְּלָבִיא Deuteronomy 33:20; ב location Isaiah 34:11; Job 37:8; שָׁם Isaiah 13:21; birds תַּחַת שׁ׳ (under) Ezekiel 17:23, בְּצֵל שׁ׳ Ezekiel 17:23; with עַל = upon Ezekiel 31:13, = by Psalm 104:12; with accusative סֶלַע Job 39:28; absolute, of man under figure of bird, אָע֫וּפָה וְאֶשְׁכֹּ֑נָה Psalm 55:7 [Psalm 55:6].
c. things: with עַל of cloud, Job 3:5 settle down over; compare Exodus 24:16; Exodus 40:35; Numbers 9:17, Numbers 9:18, Numbers 9:22 (all P); with בְּ Numbers 10:12 (P).
2. abide, dwell:
a. of men: absolute Psalm 37:27 (לְעוֺלָם); שָׁ֫מָּה Isaiah 65:9; with ב location Psalm 69:37 [Psalm 69:36]; Job 18:15; Job 30:6; Micah 4:10; Jeremiah 48:28 + 10 times; לְחוֺף יִמִּים Genesis 49:13; with עַל, by Judges 5:17; Jeremiah 51:13; upon Psalm 37:29; על פני Genesis 16:12 (J); with עִם with Psalm 120:5, Psalm 120:6; with accusative Proverbs 2:21; Jeremiah 17:6 + 5 times; מִן ֗֗֗ עַד Genesis 25:18 (J); שֹׁכְנֵי אָ֑רֶץ Isaiah 18:3 (|| ישְׁבֵי תֵבֵל).
b. of the dead: שֹׁכְנֵי עָפָר Isaiah 26:19 (|| רְפָאִים); compare Job 26:5 (|| id.), so mortals; שֹׁכְנֵי בָתֵּי חֹמֶר Job 4:19; דוּמָה שׁ׳ Psalm 94:17 (i.e. שׁאול).
c. of God: בָּֽעֲרָפֶל שׁ׳ 1 Kings 8:12 2 Chronicles 6:1 (poem); מָרוֺם Isaiah 33:5; עַד Isaiah 57:15; מָרוֺם וְקָדוֺשׁ Isaiah 57:15; סְנֶה שׁ׳ Deuteronomy 33:16 (theoph.); בְּאָֽהֳלֵישֵֿׁם Genesis 9:27 (J, see BrMP 82; al. Japheth subject); בְּתוֺכָם Exodus 25:8; Exodus 29:46; Numbers 5:3 (all P), Ezekiel 43:9; with בְּתוֺךְ elsewhere Exodus 29:45 (P) + 6 times; ב location Psalm 85:10 [Psalm 85:9]; later בְּצִיּוֺן Joel 4:17 [Joel 3:17]; Joel 4:21 [Joel 3:21]; בְּהַר צִיּוֺן Isaiah 8:18; Psalm 68:17 [Psalm 68:16]; Psalm 68:19 [Psalm 68:18] (absolute) + 4 times; יְרוּשָׁלַםִ Psalm 135:21.
d. things: אֹהֶל מוֺעֵד, with את Leviticus 16:16 (P); שָׁם מִשְׁכַּן י׳ Joshua 22:19 (P); אוֺר Job 38:19.
e. abstract subject: מִשְׁפָּט Isaiah 32:16 (בַּמִּדְבָּר); חָכְמָה with accusative עָרְמָה Proverbs 8:12.
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Pi. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שִׁכֵּן Psalm 78:60;
1st person singular שִׁכַּנְתִּי Jeremiah 7:7,
Jeremiah 7:12;
Imperfect 1st person singular אֲשַׁכְּנָה Jeremiah 7:3;
Infinitive construct שַׁכֵּן Numbers 14:30 +
7 times; suffix
שַׁכְּנוֺ Deuteronomy 12:5 (so read for MT
לְשִׁכְנוֺ, compare Kö
ii. l. 21); —
1. make settle down, establish: בָּֽאָדָֽם אֹהֶל שׁ׳ Psalm 78:60 especially in Deuteronomy, לְשַׁכֵּן שְׁמוֺ שָׁם establish his name there (compare šakan šuma as Canaanism WklTelAm. 138 Rev. 20; 181. 6) Deuteronomy 12:11; Deuteronomy 14:23; Deuteronomy 16:2, Deuteronomy 16:6, Deuteronomy 16:11; Deuteronomy 26:2, compare Jeremiah 7:12; Nehemiah 1:9; + לְשִׁכְנֹו שָׁם אֶת־שְׁמֹו לָשׂוּם H7933 Deuteronomy 12:5 (read לְשַׁכְּנוֺ).
2. make to dwell: with accusative of person, ב location, Numbers 14:30 (J) Jeremiah 7:3, Jeremiah 7:7.
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Hiph. Perfect 1st person singular הִשְׁכַּ֫נְתִּי Ezekiel 3:24;
Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular jussive יַשְׁכֵּן Psalm 7:6 [
Psalm 7:5],
וַיַּשְׁכֵּן Genesis 3:24;
Psalm 78:55, etc.; —
1.
a. lay, כבודי לעפר lay my honour in the dust (of death); place, set, Genesis 3:24 (J); place, establish, אהל מועד at Shilo Joshua 18:1 (P).
b. cause birds to settle, עַל Ezekiel 32:4.
2. cause to dwell, with accusative of person, ב location, Psalm 78:55; compare Job 11:14.
See related Aramaic BDB entry
H7932.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs
Genesis
3:24; 3:24; 9:27; 14:13; 16:12; 16:12; 25:18; 26:2; 35:22; 49:13
Exodus
24:16; 25:8; 29:45; 29:46; 29:46; 40:35; 40:35
Leviticus
16:16
Numbers
5:3; 9:17; 9:17; 9:18; 9:22; 10:12; 14:30; 14:30; 23:9; 24:2
Deuteronomy
12:5; 12:5; 12:5; 12:11; 14:23; 16:2; 16:6; 16:11; 26:2; 33:12; 33:12; 33:12; 33:16; 33:16; 33:20; 33:28
Joshua
18:1; 22:19
Judges
5:17; 5:17; 8:11
2 Samuel
7:10
1 Kings
8:12
1 Chronicles
17:9
2 Chronicles
6:1; 6:1
Nehemiah
1:9
Job
3:5; 4:19; 11:14; 18:15; 26:5; 29:25; 30:6; 37:8; 38:19; 39:28
Psalms
7:5; 16:9; 37:27; 37:27; 37:29; 55:6; 68:16; 68:18; 69:36; 78:55; 78:55; 78:60; 78:60; 85:9; 94:17; 102:28; 104:12; 120:5; 120:6; 135:21
Proverbs
1:33; 2:21; 7:11; 8:12
Isaiah
8:18; 13:20; 13:21; 18:3; 26:19; 32:16; 33:5; 33:16; 34:11; 57:15; 57:15; 65:9
Jeremiah
7:3; 7:3; 7:7; 7:7; 7:12; 7:12; 17:6; 23:6; 33:16; 46:26; 48:28; 48:28; 49:31; 49:31; 50:39; 51:13; 51:13
Ezekiel
3:24; 17:23; 17:23; 17:23; 31:13; 32:4; 43:9
Joel
3:17; 3:21
Micah
4:10; 7:14
Nahum
3:18