# שָׁכַן (shakhan)

Israeli respelling: sha-khan. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H7931. 123 Old Testament occurrences.

to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)

King James renderings: abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/shakhan-h7931

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 3:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/3/24) — So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the…
- [Genesis 9:27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/9/27) — God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.
- [Genesis 14:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/14/13) — And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brot…
- [Genesis 16:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/16/12) — And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all…
- [Genesis 25:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/25/18) — And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.
- [Genesis 26:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/26/2) — And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:
- [Genesis 35:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/35/22) — And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard it. Now…
- [Genesis 49:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/49/13) — Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.
- [Exodus 24:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/24/16) — And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the mi…
- [Exodus 25:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/25/8) — And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.
- [Exodus 29:45](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/29/45) — And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.
- [Exodus 29:46](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/29/46) — And they shall know that I am the LORD their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them: I am the L…
- [Exodus 40:35](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/exodus/40/35) — And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the ta…
- [Leviticus 16:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/leviticus/16/16) — And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgression…
- [Numbers 5:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/5/3) — Both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp shall ye put them; that they defile not their camps, in the midst whereof I dwell.
- [Numbers 9:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/9/17) — And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abo…
- [Numbers 9:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/9/18) — At the commandment of the LORD the children of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of the LORD they pitched: as long as the cloud abod…
- [Numbers 9:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/9/22) — Or whether it were two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Israel a…
- [Numbers 10:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/10/12) — And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran.
- [Numbers 14:30](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/14/30) — Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua…
- [Numbers 23:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/23/9) — For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among…
- [Numbers 24:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/24/2) — And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.
- [Numbers 35:34](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/numbers/35/34) — Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit, wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of Israel.
- [Deuteronomy 12:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/12/11) — Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I comman…
- [Deuteronomy 14:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/14/23) — And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine,…
- [Deuteronomy 16:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/16/2) — Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the LORD shall choose to p…
- [Deuteronomy 16:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/16/6) — But at the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the going do…
- [Deuteronomy 16:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/16/11) — And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levit…
- [Deuteronomy 26:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/26/2) — That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the LORD thy God giveth thee, and…
- [Deuteronomy 33:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/33/12) — And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall…
- [Deuteronomy 33:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/33/16) — And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come up…
- [Deuteronomy 33:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/33/20) — And of Gad he said, Blessed be he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.
- [Deuteronomy 33:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/deuteronomy/33/28) — Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain of Jacob shall be upon a land of corn and wine; also his heavens shall drop down dew.
- [Joshua 18:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/joshua/18/1) — And the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there. And…
- [Joshua 22:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/joshua/22/19) — Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession be unclean, then pass ye over unto the land of the possession of the LORD, wherein the LORD…
- [Judges 5:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/5/17) — Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.
- [Judges 8:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/judges/8/11) — And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for the host was secure.
- [2 Samuel 7:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-samuel/7/10) — Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; n…
- [1 Kings 6:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/6/13) — And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.
- [1 Kings 8:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-kings/8/12) — Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
- [1 Chronicles 17:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/17/9) — Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall be moved no more; neit…
- [1 Chronicles 23:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-chronicles/23/25) — For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:
- [2 Chronicles 6:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/2-chronicles/6/1) — Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
- [Nehemiah 1:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nehemiah/1/9) — But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet…
- [Job 3:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/3/5) — Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
- [Job 4:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/4/19) — How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?
- [Job 11:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/11/14) — If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.
- [Job 15:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/15/28) — And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
- [Job 18:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/18/15) — It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
- [Job 26:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/26/5) — Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.
- [Job 29:25](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/29/25) — I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.
- [Job 30:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/30/6) — To dwell in the cliffs of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks.
- [Job 37:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/37/8) — Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.
- [Job 38:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/38/19) — Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
- [Job 39:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/job/39/28) — She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
- [Psalms 7:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/7/5) — Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.
- [Psalms 15:1](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/15/1) — Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
- [Psalms 16:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/16/9) — Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
- [Psalms 37:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/37/3) — Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
- [Psalms 37:27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/37/27) — Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
- [Psalms 37:29](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/37/29) — The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
- [Psalms 55:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/55/6) — And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
- [Psalms 65:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/65/4) — Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the g…
- [Psalms 68:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/68/6) — God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
- [Psalms 68:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/68/16) — Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.
- [Psalms 68:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/68/18) — Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD…
- [Psalms 69:36](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/69/36) — The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein.
- [Psalms 74:2](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/74/2) — Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, where…
- [Psalms 78:55](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/78/55) — He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.
- [Psalms 78:60](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/78/60) — So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;
- [Psalms 85:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/85/9) — Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
- [Psalms 94:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/94/17) — Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
- [Psalms 102:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/102/28) — The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.
- [Psalms 104:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/104/12) — By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.
- [Psalms 120:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/120/5) — Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
- [Psalms 120:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/120/6) — My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
- [Psalms 135:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/135/21) — Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
- [Psalms 139:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/139/9) — If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
- [Proverbs 1:33](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/1/33) — But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
- [Proverbs 2:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/2/21) — For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
- [Proverbs 7:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/7/11) — (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
- [Proverbs 8:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/8/12) — I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
- [Proverbs 10:30](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/proverbs/10/30) — The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
- [Isaiah 8:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/8/18) — Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mo…
- [Isaiah 13:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/13/20) — It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neithe…
- [Isaiah 13:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/13/21) — But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs…
- [Isaiah 18:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/18/3) — All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a tr…
- [Isaiah 26:19](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/26/19) — Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of h…
- [Isaiah 32:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/32/16) — Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field.
- [Isaiah 33:5](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/33/5) — The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.
- [Isaiah 33:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/33/16) — He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.
- [Isaiah 34:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/34/11) — But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line…
- [Isaiah 34:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/34/17) — And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever, from generation to gener…
- [Isaiah 57:15](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/57/15) — For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that…
- [Isaiah 65:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/isaiah/65/9) — And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants…
- [Jeremiah 7:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/7/3) — Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place.
- [Jeremiah 7:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/7/7) — Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.
- [Jeremiah 7:12](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/7/12) — But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people…
- [Jeremiah 17:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/17/6) — For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, i…
- [Jeremiah 23:6](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/23/6) — In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNES…
- [Jeremiah 25:24](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/25/24) — And all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the desert,
- [Jeremiah 33:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/33/16) — In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righ…
- [Jeremiah 46:26](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/46/26) — And I will deliver them into the hand of those that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the han…
- [Jeremiah 48:28](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/48/28) — O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the hole’s mout…
- [Jeremiah 49:16](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/49/16) — Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height…
- [Jeremiah 49:31](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/49/31) — Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the LORD, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone.
- [Jeremiah 50:39](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/50/39) — Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell there, and the owls shall dwell therein: and it sha…
- [Jeremiah 51:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/jeremiah/51/13) — O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, and the measure of thy covetousness.
- [Ezekiel 17:23](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/17/23) — In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under…
- [Ezekiel 31:13](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/31/13) — Upon his ruin shall all the fowls of the heaven remain, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches:
- [Ezekiel 32:4](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/32/4) — Then will I leave thee upon the land, I will cast thee forth upon the open field, and will cause all the fowls of the heaven to remain upon…
- [Ezekiel 43:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/43/7) — And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the chil…
- [Ezekiel 43:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/43/9) — Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.
- [Joel 3:17](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/joel/3/17) — So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers…
- [Joel 3:21](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/joel/3/21) — For I will cleanse their blood that I have not cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion.
- [Obadiah 1:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/obadiah/1/3) — The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his hear…
- [Micah 4:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/micah/4/10) — Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou s…
- [Micah 7:14](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/micah/7/14) — Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bas…
- [Nahum 3:18](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/nahum/3/18) — Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gather…
- [Zechariah 2:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/zechariah/2/10) — Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.
- [Zechariah 2:11](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/zechariah/2/11) — And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt kno…
- [Zechariah 8:3](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/zechariah/8/3) — Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and…
- [Zechariah 8:8](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/zechariah/8/8) — And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and i…