šāxan שָׁכַן ‘to dwell’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: a primitive root (apparently akin to šāxav שָׁכַב ‘to lie down’ through the idea of lodging (by transposition), compare śixlūt שִׂכְלוּת ‘folly’, šāxam שָׁכַם ‘to rise’

šāxan v
1) to settle down, abide, dwell, tabernacle, reside
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to settle down to abide
  1a2) to abide, dwell, reside
 1b) (Piel)
  1b1) to make settle down, establish
  1b2) to make or cause to dwell
 1c) (Hiphil)
  1c1) to lay, place, set, establish, settle, fix
  1c2) to cause to dwell or abide