H7934 — שָׁכֵן (shâkên)

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Strong's H7934 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: שָׁכֵן (shâkên)

Pronunciation: shaw-kane'

Morphology: a

Derivation: from שָׁכַן (shâkan) [H7931];

Definition: a resident; by extension, a fellow-citizen

KJV Renderings: inhabitant, neighbour, nigh.

Senses

  1. inhabitant, neighbour
    1. inhabitant
    2. neighbour

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G1069 γείτων geítōn from G1093 a neighbour (as adjoining one's ground); by implication, a friend neighbour
G3941 πάροικος pároikos from G3844 and G3624 having a home near, i.e. (as noun) a by-dweller (alien resident) foreigner, sojourn, stranger
G4040 περίοικος períoikos from G4012 and G3624 housed around, i.e. neighboring (used elliptically as a noun) neighbour
H7931 שָׁכַן shâkan a primitive root (apparently akin (by transmission) to שָׁכַב (shâkab) H7901 through the idea of lodging; compare סִכְלוּת (çiklûwth) H5531, שָׁכַם (shâkam) H7925) to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively) abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up)

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.