שָׁכַן (šākan) is a Hebrew verb meaning settle down. It appears 129 times in 23 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7931).

Also rendered

• to dwell

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2387)

Root family 2387: שָׁכַן šākan — dwell, tabernacle

• מִשְׁכָּן miškān — dwelling-place
• שָׁכֵן šākēn — inhabitant
• שֵׁכֶן šēken — dwelling

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