שָׁכֵן (šākēn) is a Hebrew noun meaning inhabitant. It appears 21 times in 10 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7934).

Also rendered

• neighboring

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2387b)

Root family 2387: שָׁכַן šākan — dwell, tabernacle

• מִשְׁכָּן miškān — dwelling-place
• שָׁכַן šākan — settle down
• שֵׁכֶן šēken — dwelling

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