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)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2387b)inhabitant, neighbor; resident, fellow-citizen; neighbour, nigh
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
שָׁכֵןadjective: inhabitant, neighbor
Strong's H7934שָׁכֵן: a resident; by extension, a fellow-citizen KJV:inhabitant, neighbour, nigh.
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.
Root family 2387: שָׁכַןšākan — 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