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)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2387)settle down, abide, dwell; settle down to abide; make settle down, establish, make to dwell; lay, cause, to settle, cause to dwell; reside, permanently stay; continue, dweller, have habitation, inhabit, place, remain, rest, set
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
שָׁכַןverb: settle down, abide, dwell
Qal
1.settle down to abide
2.abide, dwell
Piel
1.make settle down, establish
2.make to dwell
Hiphil
1.
a.lay
b.cause birds to settle
2.cause to dwell
Strong's H7931שָׁכַן: to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively) KJV:abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.