HEBREW

שָׁכַן H7931

shâkan · pronounced shaw-kan'

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));

King James Version Usage

abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).