Quick Definition
habitation
Strong's Definition
a residence
Derivation: from H7931 (שָׁכַן);
KJV Usage: habitation.
TWOT Reference: 2387a
Outline of Biblical Usage
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שֵׁ֫כֶן (she.khen) — habitation. dwelling
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · מִשְׁכָּן · שָׁכֵן · שְׁכֵנָה · שְׁכַנְיָה · שְׁכַנְיָהוּ
Dwell | verb qal, verb pe'al
to settle down, to stay, dwell = action by which humans or deities make a certain place or area their home
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Dwell | verb pi, verb hif
to cause to dwell = causative action by which deities cause humans to make a certain place or area their home
Dwell | verb pi, verb pa
Collocation: שׁכן שֵׁם
to cause (one's) name to dwell, to establish (one's) name literally: to cause (one's) name to dwell (somewhere); hence: = action by which deities accept a certain place as their abode and make it bear their name
DEU 12:11 · DEU 14:23 · DEU 16:2 · DEU 16:6 · DEU 16:11 · DEU 26:2 · EZR 6:12 · NEH 1:9 · JER 7:12
Dead | verb qal
Collocation: שׁכן דּוּמָה
to dwell in silence > to go down to the world of the dead literally: to dwell in silence; hence: = process by which humans die and go down to the world of the dead
Dead | verb hif
Collocation: שׁכן כָּבֹוד לֶעָפָר
to make (someone) dwell in the dust literally: to cause (one's) glory (or one's self) to dwell towards the dust; hence: = causative action by which humans cause other humans to die a dishonorable death and go down to the world of the dead
Dead | verb qal
Collocation: שׁכן עָפָר
to dwell in the dust literally: to live in the dust; hence: = state in which humans have died and are in the world of the dead
Engage | verb hif
to let dwell, to let stay, to let abide, to let reside literally: (a quality) dwells; hence: = causative process by which humans allow a certain quality to become integrated into their way of life
Space | verb hif
to cause to settle, to place, to set up literally: to cause to dwell; hence: = causative action by which humans or deities cause objects or living creatures to be located in a certain place for an extended period of time
Stance | verb qal | ≈ נום
to lie down exact meaning unsure; literally: to dwell; hence, probably: = action by which humans lie down and refrain from any activity
Weak | verb qal
Collocation: שׁכן בָּתֵּי חֹמֶר
to dwell in houses of clay > to be a mortal human being literally: to dwell in houses of clay; hence: = state of being a mortal human being, living in a body that is bound to return to dust one day
1 JER 51:13 MT-K שׁכנתי | MT-Q שֹׁכַנְתְּ
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[שֵׁ֫כֶן?] n.m. dwelling;—sf. Dt 12:5 ref
