Lexicon
שְׁכֵן
she.khan
H7932
A:V Hebrew

to dwell

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she.khan denotes dwelling or residing; Ezra 6:12 explicitly speaks of God causing his name to dwell there.

The attested use concerns dwelling or residing: Ezra 6:12 explicitly places it in the statement that God has caused his name to dwell there, while Daniel 4:18 contains the other form within a report of Nebuchadnezzar's dream whose translation does not isolate the term's contribution.

Senses in use

  1. Dwelling or residing in a stated place · dominant

    In Ezra 6:12, the Piel perfect form occurs in the clause that the APB renders, “the God who has caused his name to dwell there,” in connection with the house of God in Jerusalem. Daniel 4:18 has the Qal imperfect form in the verse reporting Nebuchadnezzar's dream and request for its interpretation, but the APB does not identify a corresponding English expression for the form.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezra 6:12, the APB presents the relevant clause as “has caused his name to dwell there.” In Daniel 4:18, the translation gives the dream report and request for interpretation without an identifiable rendering for this form.

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