שכן

עברית

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שכן

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

verb שָׁכַן · shakhán · לשכון · לִשְׁכֹּן · ישכון · יִשְׁכֹּן

construction pa'al to dwell, reside כִּי־מֵרֹאשׁ צֻרִים אֶרְאֶנּוּ וּמִגְּבָעוֹת אֲשׁוּרֶנּוּ הֶן־עָם לְבָדָד יִשְׁכֹּן וּבַגּוֹיִם לֹא יִתְחַשָּׁב׃
construction pa'al to be housed, located

noun שָׁכֵן · shakhén · שְׁכֵנִים · שְׁכֵנָה

neighbor

adjective שָׁכֵן · shakhén · שְׁכֵנָה · שְׁכֵנִים · שְׁכֵנוֹת

neighboring

In English

neighbour a person living on adjacent or nearby land
dwelling house or place in which a person lives

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MLA

"שכן." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%9B%D7%9F. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

שכן. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%9B%D7%9F

Chicago

"שכן." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%9B%D7%9F.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {שכן},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%9B%D7%9F},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}