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hab-i-tā´shun: Properly a place of sojourn or dwelling. The term in the King James Version representing some 16 Hebrew words (moÌ„shaÌ„bh, mā‛oÌ„n, mishkaÌ„n, naÌ„weh, etc.), and 5 Greek words, is variously changed in certain passages in the Revised Version (British and American), as , “swordsâ€; “dwellingâ€; ; , , “foldâ€; ; , etc., “foundationâ€; , “tabernacleâ€; , “tabernacles,†etc. Conversely, “habitation†appears in the Revised Version (British and American) for the King James Version “dwelling place†in ; , “houseâ€; ; , “tabernacle,†, etc. See HOUSE.