sha.khan describes residing or being settled in a place, and in causative forms allowing or placing someone there.

The prevailing use describes residing or being settled in a specified place, whether for people, animals, or the LORD; causative forms also describe making, allowing, or placing someone or something there. The setting may be a land, city, sanctuary, mountain, rock, tent, or other named location.

1. Reside or settle in a place · dominant

   Qal forms locate a person, group, creature, or the LORD in a particular setting. In Genesis 26:2 the APB renders the imperative as “dwell in the land,” while Genesis 25:18 describes a people settled across a stated territory; Ezekiel 17:23 places birds under a cedar, and Exodus 25:8 places the speaker in the midst of Israel.

   Genesis 26:2Genesis 25:18Ezekiel 17:23Exodus 25:8Isaiah 57:151 Chronicles 17:9
2. Cause, permit, or place in residence · occasional

   Piel and Hiphil forms present a subject as bringing about another's location or continued presence. In Deuteronomy 12:11 the APB renders the clause “make his name dwell there,” Jeremiah 7:3 has “I will let you dwell in this place,” and Genesis 3:24 describes the placement of cherubim at the garden's east side.

   Deuteronomy 12:11Jeremiah 7:3Jeremiah 7:12Genesis 3:24Ezekiel 32:4Job 11:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly renders the clauses with “dwell” or “settled,” and elsewhere uses “inhabited,” “make his name dwell,” “let you dwell,” or “placed.” These renderings show the clauses' presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent for every form.