Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) The act or fact of residing, abiding, or dwelling in a place for some continuance of time; as, the residence of an American in France or Italy for a year. 2. (n.) The place where one resides; an abode; a dwelling or habitation; esp., a settled or permanent home or domicile. 3. (n.) The residing of an incumbent on his benefice; -- opposed to nonresidence. 4. (n.) The place where anything rests permanently. 5. (n.) Subsidence, as of a sediment. 6. (n.) That which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also, refuse; residuum.

Multi-Version Concordance Residence (7 Occurrences) Exodus 12:40 And the residence of the children of Israel that they resided in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years. (DBY) 2 Samuel 5:9 And David dwelleth in the fortress, and calleth it -- City of David, and David buildeth round about, from Millo and inward, (See NIV) 1 Chronicles 11:7 And David dwelleth in the fortress, therefore they have called it, 'City of David;' (See NIV) Nehemiah 2:8 and a letter to Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the castle which appertains to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. The king granted me, according to the good hand of my God on me. (See NIV) Esther 2:16 So Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus into his royal house in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. (See NIV) Daniel 4:30 The king spoke and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty? (See NAS RSV NIV) Amos 7:13 but don't prophesy again any more at Bethel; for it is the king's sanctuary, and it is a royal house!" (See NAS)