shen is attested as a proper name marking the location near which Samuel set a stone.

The attested use presents shen as a proper name identifying the location between Mizpah and the place where Samuel set a stone.

1. A named location beside Mizpah · dominant

   In 1 Samuel 7:12, the form שֵּׁ֔ן is tagged as a proper noun and occurs in the location phrase between Mizpah and Shen; the APB renders, "Samuel took one stone, set it between Mizpah and Shen."

   1 Samuel 7:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Samuel 7:12, the APB presents the term as "Shen" in a phrase locating the stone between Mizpah and Shen.