שָׁכַן shâkan

Hebrew · Strong's H7931 · pronounced shaw-kan' · used 129 times in 124 verses

Meaning

to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)

In the King James Version: abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).

Derivation: a primitive root (apparently akin (by transmission) to H7901 (שָׁכַב) through the idea of lodging; compare H5531 (סִכְלוּת), H7925 (שָׁכַם));

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Where it is used

Zechariah 2:10 “Shout for joy and be glad, O Daughter of Zion, for I am coming to dwell among you,” declares the LORD.
Zechariah 2:11 “On that day many nations will join themselves to the LORD, and they will become My people. I will dwell among you, and you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me to you.
Zechariah 8:3 This is what the LORD says: “I will return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the City of Truth, and the mountain of the LORD of Hosts will be called the Holy Mountain.”
Zechariah 8:8 I will bring them back to dwell in Jerusalem, where they will be My people, and I will be their faithful and righteous God.”