Original Language Studio
Genesis 25:18
“And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שָׁכַןshâkan · shaw-kan'
H7931 · Hebrew
H7931 · Hebrew
- 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 renderings
- abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יִּשְׁכְּנ֨וּ — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 129 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 3:24Genesis 9:27Genesis 14:13Genesis 16:12Genesis 26:2
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שָׁכַן here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.