Hebrew · H7931, G2730 · unreviewed

יִשְׁכְּנוּ

To reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively) · to dwell

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שָׁכַן H7931 to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)

Pronunciation šākan

Dwelling that establishes presence; God's šākan signifies covenantal residence, not mere temporary occupation.

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κατοικέω G2730 to dwell

Pronunciation katoikéō

To settle permanently and establish residence, not merely passing through; divine indwelling emphasis.

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What does יִשְׁכְּנוּ (yishkenu) mean in the Bible?

שָׁכַן · κατοικέω is a Hebrew word meaning "to reside or remain".

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Meaning

to reside or remain

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 70×

Imperfect Deut 33:12 · Gen 16:12 · Gen 49:13 · Isa 33:16 · Jer 23:6 · Job 38:19 · Job 39:28 · Judg 5:17 · Num 9:17 · Num 9:18 · Num 23:9 · Prov 1:33 · Ps 15:1 · Ps 16:9 · Ps 65:5 · Ps 68:17 38×

Participle active Deut 33:16 · Gen 14:13 · Isa 26:19 · Isa 33:5 · Isa 57:15 · Jer 49:16 · Jer 51:13 · Job 4:19 · Joel 4:17 · Joel 4:21 · Mic 7:14 · Num 5:3 · Num 24:2 · Num 35:34 · Obad 1:3 · Ps 135:21 18×

Perfect Deut 33:12 · Deut 33:20 · Exod 40:35 · Josh 22:19 · Judg 5:17 · Prov 8:12 · Ps 120:5 · Ps 94:17 · Ps 120:6 · Ps 68:7 · Ps 74:2 11×

Sequential imperfect Gen 26:2 · Ps 37:3 2×

Cohortative Ps 139:9 1×

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 2×

Perfect Jer 7:12 · Ps 78:60 2×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 2×

Jussive Job 11:14 · Ps 7:6 2×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 74 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 40 Participle 18 Perfect 13 Imperative 2 Cohortative 1

Stem

Qal 70 Piel 2 Hiphil 2

Mood

Indicative/jussive 36 Indicative 13 Indicative/cohortative 2 Imperative 2 Jussive 2

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Ephesians 3 — The Mystery Revealed and the Church Strengthened in Christ’s Love Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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