inhabitant, neighbour, nigh

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

7934 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

shaken

Phonic:

shaw-kane’

Meaning:

from 7931; a resident; by extension, a fellow-citizen

KJV Usage:

inhabitant, neighbour, nigh

From Manners and Customs of the Bible:

Luke 10:29²⁹But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor? (Luke 10:29). He, willing to Justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor?

The Jews gave a very narrow definition of the word “neighbor.” The robbing interpreted it to mean only those who were of the Jewish people. The Gentiles were not considered neighbors.