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שָׁכַן

«שָׁכַן» in the Tanakh dictionary: settle down — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 129 times · Key: 7931 · BDB: שָׁכַן

Glosses

dwell (11); they.will.dwell (11); cause.to.dwell (9)

Meaning (OSHB)

settle down tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

vb. Pi. tree →

The whole BDB entry

vb. settle down, abide, dwell (NH id.; Ecclus 43:17d +; Ph. שכן Lzb375; Aramaic שְׁכֵין; Syriac ܫܟܶܢ, all dwell; Arabic سَكَنَ rest, dwell, cf. Assyrian šakânu, set, lay, deposit, set up (a dwelling), intrans. be situated (of city), maškanu, place, dwelling-place);— Pf. 3 ms. שׁ׳ Ex 40:35 + 5 times; שָׁכֵ֑ן Dt 33:12 + 2 times, etc.; Impf. 3 ms. יִשְׁכֹּן Gn 16:12 +; יִשְׁכָּן־ Nu 9:17 + 2 times; 3 mpl. יִשְׁכֹּ֑נוּ Je 49:31; 3 fpl. תִּשְׁכֹּ֑נָּה Ez 17:23, etc.; Imv. ms. שְׁכֹן Gn 26:2 ψ 37:27; שְׁכָן־ v 3; mpl. שִׁכְנוּ Je 48:28; Inf. cstr. בִּשְׁכֹּן (Ges§ 45 g) Gn 35:22, לִשְׁכּוֹן 2 Ch 6:1, etc.; sf. שָׁכְנִי Ex 29:46; שִׁכְנוֹ Dt 12:5 (but v. Pi. 1), etc.; Pt. שֹׁכֵן Gn 14:13 +, שֹׁכְנִי (Ges§ 90 l m) Dt 33:16 + 3 times; sf. fs. שֹׁכַנְתְּי Je 51:13; Pt. pass. appar. pl. cstr. c. art. הַשְּׁכוּנֵי Ju 8:11 (but corrupt, n.pr.loc. needed, v. GFM):— settle down to abide: of pers.: encamp Nu 24:2 (E); settle permanently ψ 102:29 (abs.: ‖ יִכּוֹן); שׁ׳ כמלך Jb 29:25 (‖ ישׁב); settle down (to remain) Ju 5:17; תַּחְתָּיו 2 S 7:10 = 1 Ch 17:9 (not to be removed); especially at rest, peace, in security, לבטח Je 23:6; 33:16; Dt 33:12, cf. בין כתפים v 12; ψ 16:9 (‖ שׂמח); בטח Dt 33:28 Pr 1:33; (ל)בדד Nu 23:9 (poem) Je 49:31; Mi 7:14; land of Egypt Je 46:26 (remain undisturbed), so 50:39; Is 13:20 (‖ תֵּשֵׁב, cf. ישׁב 4); c. acc. מרומים 33:16; abs. Na 3:18, subj. אדּירים (We יָֽשְׁנוּ, Now יִשְׁכְּבוּ; ‖ נָמוּ); Pr 7:11 her feet tarry not in her house. of animals: כְּלָבִיא Dt 33:20; ב loc. Is 34:11; Jb 37:8; שָׁם Is 13:21; birds שׁ׳ תַּחַת (under) Ez 17:23, שׁ׳ בְּצֵל, v 23; c. עַל = upon 31:13, = by ψ 104:12; c. acc. סֶלַע Jb 39:28; abs., of man under fig. of bird, אָע֫וּפָה וְאֶשְׁכֹּ֑נָה ψ 55:7. things: c. עַל of cloud, Jb 3:5 settle down over; cf. Ex 24:16; 40:35; Nu 9:17, 18, 22 (all P); c. בְּ 10:12 (P). abide, dwell: of men: abs. ψ 37:27 (לְעוֹלָם); שָׁ֫מָּה Is 65:9; c. ב loc. ψ 69:37 Jb 18:15; 30:6; Mi 4:10; Je 48:28 + 10 times; לְחוֹף יַמִּים Gn 49:13; c. עַל, by Ju 5:17; Je 51:13; upon ψ 37:29; על פני Gn 16:12 (J); c. עִם with ψ 120:5, 6; c. acc. Pr 2:21 Je 17:6 + 5 times; מִן … עַד Gn 25:18 (J); שֹׁכְנֵי אָ֑רֶץ Is 18:3 (‖ ישְׁבֵי תֵבֵל). of the dead: שֹׁכְנֵי עָפָר Is 26:19 (‖ רְפָאִים); cf. Jb 26:5 (‖ id.), so mortals, שֹׁכְנֵי בָתֵּי חֹמֶר 4:19; שׁ׳ דוּמָה ψ 94:17 (i.e. שׁאול). of God: שׁ׳ בָּֽעֲרָפֶל 1 K 8:12 = 2 Ch 6:1 (poem); מָרוֹם Is 33:5; עַד 57:15; מָרוֹם וְקָדוֹשׁ v 15; שׁ׳ סְנֶה Dt 33:16 (theoph.); בְּאָֽהֳלֵי־שֵׁם Gn 9:27 (J, v. BrMP 82; al. Japheth subj.); בְּתוֹכָם Ex 25:8; 29:46; Nu 5:3 (all P), Ez 43:9; c. בְּתוֹךְ elsewhere Ex 29:45 (P) + 6 times; ב loc. ψ 85:10; later בְּצִיּוֹן Jo 4:17, 21; בְּהַר צִיּוֹן Is 8:18; ψ 68:17, 19 (abs.) + 4 times; שֹׁכֵן יְרוּשָׁלַםִ ψ 135:21. things: אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד, c. את Lv 16:16 (P); מִשְׁכַּן י׳ שָׁם Jos 22:19 (P); אוֹר Jb 38:19. abstr. subj.: מִשְׁפָּט Is 32:16 (בַּמִּדְבָּר); חָכְמָה, c. acc. עָרְמָה Pr 8:12. Pf. 3 ms. שִׁכֵּן ψ 78:60; 1 s. שִׁכַּנְתִּי Je 7:7, 12; Impf. 1 s. אֲשַׁכְּנָה Je 7:3; Inf. cstr. שַׁכֵּן Nu 14:30 + 7 times; sf. שַׁכְּנוֹ Dt 12:5 (so read for MT לְשִׁכְנוֹ, cf. Köii. 1. 21);— make settle down, establish: אֹהֶל שׁ׳ בָּֽאָדָֽם ψ 78:60; especially in Dt, לְשַׁכֵּן שְׁמוֹ שָׁם establish his name there (cf. šakan šuma as Canaanism WklTelAm. 138 Rev. 20; 181. 6) Dt 12:11; 14:23; 16:2, 6, 11; 26:2, cf. Je 7:12 Ne 1:9; + לָשׂוּם אֶת־שְׁמוֹ שָׁם לְשִׁכְנוֹ Dt 12:5 (read לְשַׁכְּנוֹ). make to dwell: c. acc. pers., ב loc., Nu 14:30 (J) Je 7:3, 7. Pf. 1 s. הִשְׁכַּ֫נְתִּי Ez 32:4; Impf. 3 ms. juss. יַשְׁכֵּן ψ 7:6, וַיַּשְׁכֵּן Gn 3:24 ψ 78:55, etc.;— lay, כבודי לעפר ψ 7:6 lay my honour in the dust (of death); place, set, Gn 3:24 (J); place, establish, אהל מועד at Shilo Jos 18:1 (P). cause birds to settle, עַל Ez 32:4. cause to dwell, c. acc. pers., ב loc., ψ 78:55; cf. Jb 11:14.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 105 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (4 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 words shared with the BDB entry, 2 with the glosses (4 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «שָׁכַן» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Psalms 139:9

אֶשָּׂ֥א כַנְפֵי־שָׁ֑חַר אֶ֝שְׁכְּנָ֗ה בְּאַחֲרִ֥ית יָֽם׃

Word for word: I.will.rise.up [the].wings of.dawn I.dwell at.[the] end of.[the].sea

JPS 1917: If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

Psalms 135:21

בָּ֘ר֤וּךְ יְהוָ֨ה ׀ מִצִּיּ֗וֹן שֹׁ֘כֵ֤ן יְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗ם הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃

Word for word: [be].blessed Yahweh from Zion [who].dwells Jerusalem praise Yahweh

JPS 1917: Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, who dwelleth at Jerusalem.

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