Word Forms
These forms come from “dwell” and change to fit the sentence.
- dwellbase form
- dwelledpast and past participle
- dwellingpresent participle
- dwellsplural, third-person singular present
- dweltpast and past participle
dwell
WEB 327 appearances
KJV 622 appearances
Dwell means to live in a place or to stay there for a long time.
Biblical Usage
In the Bible, this word shows where people live, such as in tents, houses, or cities. It also shows that God promises to live with His people and protect them. Sometimes it describes how Jesus or His love stays inside our hearts.
WEB Representative Scriptures
They shall know that I am the LORD their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, that I might dwell among them: I am the LORD their God.Exodus 29:46 (WEB)
I will bring them, and they will dwell within Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.”Zechariah 8:8 (WEB)
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love,Ephesians 3:17 (WEB)
KJV Representative Scriptures
And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.Revelation 21:3 (KJV)
That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,Ephesians 3:17 (KJV)
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place , with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.Isaiah 57:15 (KJV)