שְׁכַ֣ן
𐤔𐤊𐤍
shâkên
the inhabitants
One who dwells or resides in a place, typically with an emphasis on settled habitation as a member of a locality. The term often refers to an inhabitant, resident, or neighbor—someone who shares proximity or communal membership within a settlement or land.
Hosea 10:5 · Word #5
Lexicon H7934
| Lemma | שָׁכֵן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤊𐤍 |
| Transliteration | shâkên |
| Strong's | H7934 |
| Definition | One who dwells or resides in a place, typically with an emphasis on settled habitation as a member of a locality. The term often refers to an inhabitant, resident, or neighbor—someone who shares proximity or communal membership within a settlement or land. |
Morphology HAamsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | A — Adjective — Describes a noun |
| Subtype | a — Adjective — Adjective |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the inhabitants |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7934-06
resident of
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular participial adjective/noun in construct state from the root שכן. |
| Rendering Rationale | As a masculine singular construct participial form from שכן, it denotes "one who dwells" in relational attachment to what follows; the construct state requires the sense "resident of." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
the inhabitants of
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Changed P1 'resident of' to 'the inhabitants of' to match the plural, collective noun context ('שְׁכַ֣ן שֹֽׁמְרוֹן'), as commonly rendered for better contextual sense. |