And he dwelleth in desolate cities, and in houses which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.
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שָׁכַן
H7931 · shâkan · shaw-kan' · Hebrew
Strong’s definition
to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage
abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
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Mapped occurrences
It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.
I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.
To dwell in the clifts of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks.
Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.
Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
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.
<<A Psalm of David.>> LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
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 goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
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.
Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.
The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell therein.
Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.
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.
So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he placed among men;
Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.
By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.
Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.
(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
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 mount Zion.
It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.
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 shall dance there.
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 trumpet, hear ye.
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 herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.
Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field.
The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.
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.
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 of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.
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 generation shall they dwell therein.
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 is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
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 is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
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 shall dwell there.
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.