Biblica Analytica

שָׁכַן

sha.khan (H7931)

to dwell

129 verses 23 books OT 124 / NT 0
AI Word Study

The Hebrew word שָׁכַן (sha.khan) is defined as "to dwell." This verb is found 129 times in the Bible, indicating its significant importance in the Hebrew text. Its semantic domain is Construction & Crafts, suggesting that it is often used in contexts related to building, settling, or inhabiting a place. In its primary sense, sha.khan implies a sense of permanence and stability, as it describes the act of dwelling or residing in a location. This can range from a physical structure, such as a house or a city, to a more abstract sense of dwelling in a particular state or condition. The word's frequency in the Bible suggests that it is a fundamental concept in Hebrew thought, perhaps reflecting the importance of home, community, and belonging in ancient Israelite culture. The significance of sha.khan lies in its ability to convey a sense of rootedness and continuity. When used in the context of God's relationship with his people, sha.khan can imply a deep and abiding presence, as seen in the phrase "I will dwell among them" (e.g., Leviticus 26:11-12). This concept is central to the Hebrew understanding of God's nature and his relationship with humanity, highlighting the importance of dwelling, presence, and connection in the biblical narrative.

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Genesis 3:24

So he drove out the man; and he placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.

Genesis 9:27

May God enlarge Japheth. Let him dwell in the tents of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.”

Genesis 14:13

One who had escaped came and told Abram, the Hebrew. At that time, he lived by the oaks of Mamre, the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner. They were allies of Abram.

Genesis 16:12

He will be like a wild donkey among men. His hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him. He will live opposed to all of his brothers.”

Genesis 25:18

They lived from Havilah to Shur that is before Egypt, as you go toward Assyria. He lived opposite all his relatives.

Genesis 26:2

Yahweh appeared to him, and said, “Don’t go down into Egypt. Live in the land I will tell you about.

Genesis 35:22

While Israel lived in that land, Reuben went and lay with Bilhah, his father’s concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve.

Genesis 49:13

“Zebulun will dwell at the haven of the sea. He will be for a haven of ships. His border will be on Sidon.

Exodus 24:16

Yahweh’s glory settled on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. The seventh day he called to Moses out of the middle of the cloud.

Exodus 29:45

I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.

Exodus 29:46

They shall know that I am Yahweh their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, that I might dwell among them: I am Yahweh their God.

Exodus 40:35

Moses wasn’t able to enter into the Tent of Meeting, because the cloud stayed on it, and Yahweh’s glory filled the tabernacle.

Leviticus 16:16

He shall make atonement for the Holy Place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions, even all their sins; and so he shall do for the Tent of Meeting that dwells with them in the middle of their uncleanness.

Numbers 5:3

You shall put both male and female outside of the camp so that they don’t defile their camp, in the midst of which I dwell.”

Numbers 9:17

Whenever the cloud was taken up from over the Tent, then after that the children of Israel traveled; and in the place where the cloud remained, there the children of Israel encamped.

Numbers 9:18

At the commandment of Yahweh, the children of Israel traveled, and at the commandment of Yahweh they encamped. As long as the cloud remained on the tabernacle they remained encamped.

Numbers 9:22

Whether it was two days, or a month, or a year that the cloud stayed on the tabernacle, remaining on it, the children of Israel remained encamped, and didn’t travel; but when it was taken up, they traveled.

Numbers 10:12

The children of Israel went forward on their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud stayed in the wilderness of Paran.

Numbers 14:30

surely you shall not come into the land concerning which I swore that I would make you dwell therein, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

Numbers 23:9

For from the top of the rocks I see him. From the hills I see him. Behold, it is a people that dwells alone, and shall not be listed among the nations.

Numbers 24:2

Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel dwelling according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came on him.

Numbers 35:34

You shall not defile the land which you inhabit, where I dwell; for I, Yahweh, dwell among the children of Israel.’ ”

Deuteronomy 12:5

But to the place which Yahweh your God shall choose out of all your tribes, to put his name there, you shall seek his habitation, and you shall come there.

Deuteronomy 12:11

then it shall happen that to the place which Yahweh your God shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there, there you shall bring all that I command you: your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, the wave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which you vow to Yahweh.

Deuteronomy 14:23

You shall eat before Yahweh your God, in the place which he chooses to cause his name to dwell, the tithe of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and of your flock; that you may learn to fear Yahweh your God always.

Deuteronomy 16:2

You shall sacrifice the Passover to Yahweh your God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which Yahweh shall choose to cause his name to dwell there.

Deuteronomy 16:6

but at the place which Yahweh your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell in, there you shall sacrifice the Passover at evening, at the going down of the sun, at the season that you came out of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 16:11

You shall rejoice before Yahweh your God: you, your son, your daughter, your male servant, your female servant, the Levite who is within your gates, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow who are among you, in the place which Yahweh your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there.

Deuteronomy 26:2

that you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you shall bring in from your land that Yahweh your God gives you. You shall put it in a basket, and shall go to the place which Yahweh your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there.

Deuteronomy 33:12

About Benjamin he said, “The beloved of Yahweh will dwell in safety by him. He covers him all day long. He dwells between his shoulders.”

Deuteronomy 33:16

for the precious things of the earth and its fullness, the good will of him who lived in the bush. Let this come on the head of Joseph, on the crown of the head of him who was separated from his brothers.

Deuteronomy 33:20

About Gad he said, “He who enlarges Gad is blessed. He dwells as a lioness, and tears the arm and the crown of the head.

Deuteronomy 33:28

Israel dwells in safety, the fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine. Yes, his heavens drop down dew.

Joshua 18:1

The whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled themselves together at Shiloh, and set up the Tent of Meeting there. The land was subdued before them.

Joshua 22:19

However, if the land of your possession is unclean, then pass over to the land of the possession of Yahweh, in which Yahweh’s tabernacle dwells, and take possession among us; but don’t rebel against Yahweh, nor rebel against us, in building an altar other than Yahweh our God’s altar.

Judges 5:17

Gilead lived beyond the Jordan. Why did Dan remain in ships? Asher sat still at the haven of the sea, and lived by his creeks.

Judges 8:11

Gideon went up by the way of those who lived in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and struck the army; for the army felt secure.

2 Samuel 7:10

I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more. The children of wickedness will not afflict them any more, as at the first,

1 Kings 6:13

I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.”

1 Kings 8:12

Then Solomon said, “Yahweh has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

1 Chronicles 17:9

I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in their own place, and be moved no more. The children of wickedness will not waste them any more, as at the first,

1 Chronicles 23:25

For David said, “Yahweh, the God of Israel, has given rest to his people; and he dwells in Jerusalem forever.

2 Chronicles 6:1

Then Solomon said, “Yahweh has said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

Nehemiah 1:9

but if you return to me, and keep my commandments and do them, though your outcasts were in the uttermost part of the heavens, yet I will gather them from there, and will bring them to the place that I have chosen, to cause my name to dwell there.’

Job 3:5

Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own. Let a cloud dwell on it. Let all that makes black the day terrify it.

Job 4:19

How much more, those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth!

Job 11:14

If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away. Don’t let unrighteousness dwell in your tents.

Job 15:28

He has lived in desolate cities, in houses which no one inhabited, which were ready to become heaps.

Job 18:15

There will dwell in his tent that which is none of his. Sulfur will be scattered on his habitation.

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