Shekhan שְׁכֵן
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| שְׁכֵן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | shekhan |
| Strong's number | H7932 |
| Language | Aramaic |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to dwell |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Ezra (1) |
Shekhan (Aramaic שְׁכֵן, Strong's H7932) is an Aramaic verb meaning “to dwell”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to dwell, reside
1a) (P'al) to dwell
1b) (Pael) to cause to dwell
1a) (P'al) to dwell
1b) (Pael) to cause to dwell
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | dwell (1), habitation (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | dwell (1), nested (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Shekhan, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Ezra
- Ezra 6:12And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed.May God, who has caused His Name to dwell there, overthrow any king or people who lifts a hand to alter this decree or to destroy this house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued the decree. Let it be carried out with diligence.
Daniel
- Daniel 4:21Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation:whose foliage was beautiful and whose fruit was abundant, providing food for all, under which the beasts of the field lived, and in whose branches the birds of the air nested—
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).