שכן

Hebrew

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic سَكَنَ (sakana, “to reside, inhabit”).

Root
שׁ־כ־ן (sh-k-n)
6 terms

Pronunciation

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Verb

שָׁכַן • (shakhán) (pa'al construction, infinitive לשכון / לִשְׁכֹּן, future ישכון / יִשְׁכֹּן)

  1. to dwell, reside
    • Tanach, Numbers 23:9, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      כִּי־מֵרֹאשׁ צֻרִים אֶרְאֶנּוּ וּמִגְּבָעוֹת אֲשׁוּרֶנּוּ הֶן־עָם לְבָדָד יִשְׁכֹּן וּבַגּוֹיִם לֹא יִתְחַשָּׁב׃
      ki-merósh tsurím 'er'énu umig'va'ót 'ashurénu hen-'ám l'vadád yishkón uvagoyím ló yitkhasháv.
      kī-mērōš ṣūrīm ʾerʾénnū ūmiggəḇāʿōṯ ʾăšūrénnū hen-ʿām ləḇāḏāḏ yiškōn ūḇaggōyīm lō yiṯḥaššāḇ.
      For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him: lo, it is a people that shall dwell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations.
  2. to be housed, located

Conjugation

Conjugation of שָׁכַן (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לשכון / לִשְׁכֹּן
action noun שְׁכִינָה
passive participle —
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first שָׁכַנְתִּי שָׁכַנּוּ
second שָׁכַנְתָּ שָׁכַנְתְּ שְׁכַנְתֶּם1 שְׁכַנְתֶּן1
third שָׁכַן שָׁכְנָה שָׁכְנוּ
present שׁוֹכֵן שׁוֹכֶנֶת שׁוֹכְנִים שׁוֹכְנוֹת
future first אשכון / אֶשְׁכֹּן נשכון / נִשְׁכֹּן
second תשכון / תִּשְׁכֹּן תִּשְׁכְּנִי תִּשְׁכְּנוּ תשכונה / תִּשְׁכֹּנָּה2
third ישכון / יִשְׁכֹּן תשכון / תִּשְׁכֹּן יִשְׁכְּנוּ תשכונה / תִּשְׁכֹּנָּה2
imperative שכון / שְׁכֹן שִׁכְנִי שִׁכְנוּ שכונה / שְׁכֹנָּה2

1 Pronounced שָׁכַנְתֶּם and שָׁכַנְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

Noun

שָׁכֵן • (shakhén) m (plural indefinite שְׁכֵנִים, feminine counterpart שְׁכֵנָה)

  1. neighbor

Adjective

שָׁכֵן • (shakhén) (feminine שְׁכֵנָה, masculine plural שְׁכֵנִים, feminine plural שְׁכֵנוֹת)

  1. neighboring

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew שָׁכֵן.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɔχn̩/

Noun

שכן • (shokhn) m, plural שכנים (shkheynem)

  1. neighbour
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