Know the Word.

Hebrew word

shâkan

shaw-kan'

שָׁכַן

What it means

to reside or permanently stay

to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)

Where it comes from

a primitive root (apparently akin (by transmission) to shâkab (שָׁכַב) through the idea of lodging; compare çiklûwth (סִכְלוּת), shâkam (שָׁכַם))

How the King James translates it

  • dwell62
  • dwelt10
  • dwelleth9
  • abode6
  • place5
  • set3
  • remain3
  • dwellest3

Every place it appears 118