עוּן
un
to dwell
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# H6030A (עוּן, "un"): A Rare Hebrew Term for Dwelling Based on the lexical data provided, H6030A represents a Hebrew verb meaning "to dwell" or "to inhabit." The word appears only once in the biblical text, making it an exceedingly rare term in the Hebrew scriptures. This single occurrence limits our ability to determine the full range of meanings or contexts in which the word functioned, as we cannot observe how it was used across different passages or literary genres. The rarity of this term raises questions about its role in biblical Hebrew vocabulary. It may represent either an archaic word that fell out of common usage, a regional or dialectal variant, or simply a term reserved for specific contexts. Without multiple instances of usage, we cannot definitively establish whether "to dwell" was its only meaning or whether it carried additional nuances in particular contexts. For general readers encountering this word in a biblical translation, understanding its scarcity helps explain why some Bible translations may render it differently or why scholars debate its precise significance.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text