Know the Word.

Hebrew word

shâkên

shaw-kane'

שָׁכֵן

What it means

a resident

a resident; by extension, a fellow-citizen

Where it comes from

from shâkan (שָׁכַן)

How the King James translates it

  • neighbours9
  • neighbour6
  • nigh1
  • inhabitant1
  • inhabitants1

Every place it appears 18

Exodus3:2212:4
Deuteronomy1:7
Ruth4:17
2 Kings4:3
Proverbs27:10
Isaiah33:24
Ezekiel16:26
Hosea10:5
shâkên — Hebrew word meaning “a resident”