שְׁכוּנָא m. (שְׁכַן) 1) dwelling, tent; apartment. — Pl. שְׁכוּנִין, שְׁכוּנַיָּא, שְׁכוּנֵי. Targ. Jud. VIII, 11; Targ. Jer. III, 2; IX, 25; XXV, 24.—B. Bath. 29ᵇ; 159ᵇ אנא בש׳ גוואי הואי I lived in the interior departments (and had the right to pass the premises which you occupied; therefore you cannot claim undisputed possession). —2) group of buildings, neighborhood. — Pl. as ab. Lev. R. s. 34; Yalk. Is. 352, v. שְׁכוּנְתָּא.—[שְׁכוּנָא f., v. שְׁכוּנְתָּא.]