Quick Definition
to dwell
Strong's 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 Usage: abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
TWOT Reference: 2387
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שָׁכַן (sha.khan) — to dwell. 1) to settle down, abide, dwell, tabernacle, reside 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to settle down to abide 1a2) to abide, dwell, reside 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make settle down, establish 1b2) to make or cause to dwell 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to lay, place, set, establish, settle, fix 1c2) to cause to dwell or abide Aramaic equivalent: she.khan (שְׁכֵן "to dwell" H7932)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · מִשְׁכָּן · שָׁכֵן · שְׁכֵנָה · שְׁכַנְיָה · שְׁכַנְיָהוּ
Dwell | verb qal, verb pe'al
to settle down, to stay, dwell = action by which humans or deities make a certain place or area their home
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Dwell | verb pi, verb hif
to cause to dwell = causative action by which deities cause humans to make a certain place or area their home
Dwell | verb pi, verb pa
Collocation: שׁכן שֵׁם
to cause (one's) name to dwell, to establish (one's) name literally: to cause (one's) name to dwell (somewhere); hence: = action by which deities accept a certain place as their abode and make it bear their name
DEU 12:11 · DEU 14:23 · DEU 16:2 · DEU 16:6 · DEU 16:11 · DEU 26:2 · EZR 6:12 · NEH 1:9 · JER 7:12
Dead | verb qal
Collocation: שׁכן דּוּמָה
to dwell in silence > to go down to the world of the dead literally: to dwell in silence; hence: = process by which humans die and go down to the world of the dead
Dead | verb hif
Collocation: שׁכן כָּבֹוד לֶעָפָר
to make (someone) dwell in the dust literally: to cause (one's) glory (or one's self) to dwell towards the dust; hence: = causative action by which humans cause other humans to die a dishonorable death and go down to the world of the dead
Dead | verb qal
Collocation: שׁכן עָפָר
to dwell in the dust literally: to live in the dust; hence: = state in which humans have died and are in the world of the dead
Engage | verb hif
to let dwell, to let stay, to let abide, to let reside literally: (a quality) dwells; hence: = causative process by which humans allow a certain quality to become integrated into their way of life
Space | verb hif
to cause to settle, to place, to set up literally: to cause to dwell; hence: = causative action by which humans or deities cause objects or living creatures to be located in a certain place for an extended period of time
Stance | verb qal | ≈ נום
to lie down exact meaning unsure; literally: to dwell; hence, probably: = action by which humans lie down and refrain from any activity
Weak | verb qal
Collocation: שׁכן בָּתֵּי חֹמֶר
to dwell in houses of clay > to be a mortal human being literally: to dwell in houses of clay; hence: = state of being a mortal human being, living in a body that is bound to return to dust one day
1 JER 51:13 MT-K שׁכנתי | MT-Q שֹׁכַנְתְּ
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שָׁכַן, שָׁכֵ֑ן 129 vb. settle down, abide, dwell Qal settle down to abide
abide, dwell
Pi. make settle down, establish
make to dwell
Hiph.
lay
cause birds to settle
cause to dwell
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