יָשַׁב
to dwell
also: remain, sit, abide fuller range ↓
H3427
Strong's Hebrew
yâshab
Transliteration
/yaw-shab'/
Pronunciation
Usage in the Hebrew Bible
1,092
appearances
Full lexicon entry — Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)
BDB Definition
to dwell, remain, sit, abide
- (Qal)
- to sit, sit down
- to be set
- to remain, stay
- to dwell, have one's abode
- (Niphal) to be inhabited
- (Piel) to set, place
- (Hiphil)
- to cause to sit
- to cause to abide, set
- to cause to dwell
- to cause (cities) to be inhabited
- to marry (give an dwelling to)
- (Hophal)
- to be inhabited
- to make to dwell
Where this word appears
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Grammar key — what these labels mean
Part of speech
- Verb
- An action or state-of-being word.
Noun type
- Common
- A common noun — a general class of person, place, or thing (“king,” “city,” “water”), not a specific name.
Stem
- Qal
- The basic, simple active stem — the plain form of the verb (“he wrote”). Here: ‘sit on’
- Hiphil
- The causative active stem (“he caused / brought about”). Here: ‘cause to sit c. acc. pers. +’
- Niphal
- Usually the simple passive or reflexive of the Qal (“he was written”).
- Hophal
- The passive counterpart of the Hiphil (“he was caused to…”).
- Piel
- An intensive or resultative active stem.
Form
- Participle Active
- A verbal adjective expressing ongoing or characteristic action (“writing / one who writes”).
- Sequential Imperfect
- An imperfect with prefixed waw — the standard past-narrative form (waw-consecutive imperfect).
- Infinitive Construct
- A bound verbal noun, frequently with prepositions (“to write / in writing”).
- Perfect
- A completed action or state — Hebrew marks aspect (completeness) more than strict tense (“he wrote”).
- Imperfect
- An incomplete, ongoing, or future action (“he will / would write”).
- Sequential Perfect
- A perfect with prefixed waw continuing a preceding imperfect or command (waw-consecutive perfect).
- Imperative
- A direct command (“write!”).
- Cohortative
- A first-person volitional form expressing wish or resolve (“let me / let us write”).
- Participle Passive
- A verbal adjective expressing action received (“written”).
- Jussive
- A third- or second-person volitional form expressing wish or command (“let him write”).
- Infinitive Absolute
- An unbound verbal noun, often intensifying or standing in for a finite verb.
State
- Construct
- A noun bound to a following noun in a possessive / “of” relationship (the construct chain).
- Absolute
- The independent form of a noun, not bound to a following word.
Person
- 3rd Person
- The one spoken about (“he / she / it / they”).
- 2nd Person
- The one addressed (“you”).
- 1st Person
- The speaker (“I / we”).
Gender
- Masculine
- Grammatically masculine.
- Common
- Either gender — not distinguished for this form.
- Feminine
- Grammatically feminine.
Number
- Plural
- More than one (in Hebrew, generally three or more).
- Singular
- One.
Grammatical forms 72 distinct
- Verb, Qal, Participle Active, Masculine, Plural, Construct 210 times (19%)
- Verb, Qal, Participle Active, Masculine, Singular, Absolute 152 times (14%)
- Verb, Qal, Sequential Imperfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular 96 times (9%)
- Verb, Qal, Infinitive Construct 84 times (8%)
- Verb, Qal, Participle Active, Masculine, Plural, Absolute 71 times (7%)
- Verb, Qal, Sequential Imperfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Plural 55 times (5%)
- Verb, Qal, Perfect, 3rd Person, Common, Plural 33 times (3%)
- Verb, Qal, Imperfect, 3rd Person, Masculine, Singular 30 times (3%)
+64 more forms (361 occurrences)
Parsed forms decoded from the imported morphology (morphhb / Westminster Leningrad Codex — WLC text public domain, morphhb tagging CC BY 4.0), counted across 1,092 parsed occurrences — not distinct verses.
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Joshua 47 verses
- Joshua 13:13 וַ/יֵּ֨שֶׁב conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Nevertheless the children of Israel didn't drive out the Geshurites, nor the Maacathites: but Geshur and Maacath dwell in the midst of Israel to this day.
- Joshua 13:21 יֹשְׁבֵ֖י Qal ptcp.act mp cs and all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses struck with the chiefs of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the princes of Sihon, who lived in the land.
- Joshua 14:4 לָ/שֶׁ֔בֶת prep + Qal inf.cs For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh and Ephraim: and they gave no portion to the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell in, with the suburbs of it for their cattle and for their substance.
- Joshua 15:15 יֹשְׁבֵ֖י Qal ptcp.act mp cs He went up there against the inhabitants of Debir: now the name of Debir before was Kiriath Sepher.
- Joshua 15:63 יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י וַ/יֵּ֨שֶׁב Qal ptcp.act mp cs conj + Qal wimpf 3ms As for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah couldn't drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem to this day.
- Joshua 16:10 הַ/יּוֹשֵׁ֣ב וַ/יֵּ֨שֶׁב ptcl def.art + Qal ptcp.act ms conj + Qal wimpf 3ms They didn't drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell in the midst of Ephraim to this day, and are become servants to do forced labor.
- Joshua 17:7 יֹשְׁבֵ֖י Qal ptcp.act mp cs The border of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethath, which is before Shechem; and the border went along to the right hand, to the inhabitants of En Tappuah.
- Joshua 17:11 יֹשְׁבֵ֧י וְ/יֹשְׁבֵ֤י וְ/יֹשְׁבֵ֤י וְ/יֹשְׁבֵ֥י Qal ptcp.act mp cs conj + Qal ptcp.act mp cs conj + Qal ptcp.act mp cs conj + Qal ptcp.act mp cs Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and its towns, and Ibleam and its towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of En-dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns, even the three heights.
- Joshua 17:12 לָ/שֶׁ֖בֶת prep + Qal inf.cs Yet the children of Manasseh couldn't drive out [the inhabitants of] those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
- Joshua 17:16 הַ/יֹּשֵׁ֣ב ptcl def.art + Qal ptcp.act ms The children of Joseph said, The hill-country is not enough for us: and all the Canaanites who dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are in Beth-shean and its towns, and they who are in the valley of Jezreel.
- Joshua 19:47 וַ/יֵּ֣שְׁבוּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp The border of the children of Dan went out beyond them; for the children of Dan went up and fought against Leshem, and took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and lived therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.
- Joshua 19:50 וַ/יֵּ֥שֶׁב conj + Qal wimpf 3ms according to the commandment of Yahweh they gave him the city which he asked, even Timnathserah in the hill-country of Ephraim; and he built the city, and lived therein.
- Joshua 20:4 וְ/יָשַׁ֥ב conj + Qal wpf 3ms He shall flee to one of those cities, and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city; and they shall take him into the city to them, and give him a place, that he may dwell among them.
- Joshua 20:6 וְ/יָשַׁ֣ב conj + Qal wpf 3ms He shall dwell in that city, until he stand before the congregation for judgment, until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days: then shall the manslayer return, and come to his own city, and to his own house, to the city from whence he fled.
- Joshua 21:2 לָ/שָׁ֑בֶת prep + Qal inf.cs and they spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, Yahweh commanded Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs of it for our cattle.
- Joshua 21:43 וַ/יֵּ֥שְׁבוּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp So Yahweh gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers; and they possessed it, and lived therein.
- Joshua 22:33 יֹשְׁבִ֥ים Qal ptcp.act mp The thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel blessed God, and spoke no more of going up against them to war, to destroy the land in which the children of Reuben and the children of Gad lived.
- Joshua 24:2 יָשְׁב֤וּ Qal pf 3cp Joshua said to all the people, Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel, Your fathers lived of old time beyond the River, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor: and they served other gods.
- Joshua 24:7 וַ/תֵּשְׁב֥וּ conj + Qal wimpf 2mp When they cried out to Yahweh, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea on them, and covered them; and your eyes saw what I did in Egypt: and you lived in the wilderness many days.
- Joshua 24:8 הַ/יּוֹשֵׁב֙ ptcl def.art + Qal ptcp.act ms I brought you into the land of the Amorites, that lived beyond the Jordan: and they fought with you; and I gave them into your hand, and you possessed their land; and I destroyed them from before you.
- Joshua 24:13 וַ/תֵּשְׁב֖וּ conj + Qal wimpf 2mp I gave you a land whereon you had not labored, and cities which you didn't build, and you dwell therein; of vineyards and olive groves which you didn't plant do you eat.
- Joshua 24:15 יֹשְׁבִ֣ים Qal ptcp.act mp If it seem evil to you to serve Yahweh, choose you this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Yahweh.
- Joshua 24:18 יֹשֵׁ֥ב Qal ptcp.act ms and Yahweh drove out from before us all the peoples, even the Amorites who lived in the land: therefore we also will serve Yahweh; for he is our God.
Judges 57 verses
- Judges 1:9 יוֹשֵׁ֣ב Qal ptcp.act ms Afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites who lived in the hill-country, and in the South, and in the lowland.
- Judges 1:10 הַ/יּוֹשֵׁ֣ב ptcl def.art + Qal ptcp.act ms Judah went against the Canaanites who lived in Hebron (now the name of Hebron before was Kiriath Arba); and they struck Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.
- Judges 1:11 יוֹשְׁבֵ֖י Qal ptcp.act mp cs From there he went against the inhabitants of Debir. (Now the name of Debir before was Kiriath Sepher.)
- Judges 1:16 וַ/יֵּ֥שֶׁב conj + Qal wimpf 3ms The children of the Kenite, Moses' brother-in-law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which is in the south of Arad; and they went and lived with the people.
- Judges 1:17 יוֹשֵׁ֣ב Qal ptcp.act ms Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they struck the Canaanites who inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. The name of the city was called Hormah.
- Judges 1:19 יֹשְׁבֵ֣י Qal ptcp.act mp cs Yahweh was with Judah; and drove out [the inhabitants of] the hill-country; for he could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.
- Judges 1:21 יֹשֵׁ֣ב וַ/יֵּ֨שֶׁב Qal ptcp.act ms conj + Qal wimpf 3ms The children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
- Judges 1:27 ישב יֹשְׁבֵ֨י יוֹשְׁבֵ֤י יוֹשְׁבֵ֥י לָ/שֶׁ֖בֶת Qal ptcp.act ms cs Qal ptcp.act mp cs Qal ptcp.act mp cs Qal ptcp.act mp cs prep + Qal inf.cs Manasseh did not drive out [the inhabitants of] Beth-shean and its towns, nor [of] Taanach and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
- Judges 1:29 הַ/יּוֹשֵׁ֣ב וַ/יֵּ֧שֶׁב ptcl def.art + Qal ptcp.act ms conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Ephraim didn't drive out the Canaanites who lived in Gezer; but the Canaanites lived in Gezer among them.
- Judges 1:30 יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י יוֹשְׁבֵ֖י וַ/יֵּ֤שֶׁב Qal ptcp.act mp cs Qal ptcp.act mp cs conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Zebulun didn't drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites lived among them, and became subject to forced labor.
- Judges 1:31 יֹשְׁבֵ֣י יוֹשְׁבֵ֖י Qal ptcp.act mp cs Qal ptcp.act mp cs Asher didn't drive out the inhabitants of Acco, nor the inhabitants of Sidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob;
- Judges 1:32 וַ/יֵּ֨שֶׁב֙ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Qal ptcp.act mp cs but the Asherites lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not drive them out.
- Judges 1:33 יֹשְׁבֵ֤י יֹשְׁבֵ֣י וַ/יֵּ֕שֶׁב יֹשְׁבֵ֣י וְ/יֹשְׁבֵ֤י Qal ptcp.act mp cs Qal ptcp.act mp cs conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Qal ptcp.act mp cs conj + Qal ptcp.act mp cs Naphtali didn't drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth Anath; but he lived among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth Anath became subject to forced labor.
- Judges 1:35 לָ/שֶׁ֣בֶת prep + Qal inf.cs but the Amorites would dwell in Mount Heres, in Aijalon, and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, so that they became subject to forced labor.
- Judges 2:2 לְ/יֽוֹשְׁבֵי֙ prep + Qal ptcp.act mp cs and you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall break down their altars. But you have not listened to my voice: why have you done this?
- Judges 3:3 יֹשֵׁ֖ב Qal ptcp.act ms [namely], the five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived on Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon to the entrance of Hamath.
- Judges 3:5 יָשְׁב֖וּ Qal pf 3cp The children of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites:
- Judges 3:20 יֹ֠שֵׁב Qal ptcp.act ms Ehud came to him; and he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room. Ehud said, I have a message from God to you. He arose out of his seat.
- Judges 4:2 יוֹשֵׁ֖ב Qal ptcp.act ms Yahweh sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth of the Gentiles.
- Judges 4:5 יוֹשֶׁ֨בֶת Qal ptcp.act fs She lived under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill-country of Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.
- Judges 5:10 יֹשְׁבֵ֧י Qal ptcp.act mp cs Tell [of it], you who ride on white donkeys, You who sit on rich carpets, You who walk by the way.
- Judges 5:16 יָשַׁ֗בְתָּ Qal pf 2ms Why sat you among the sheepfolds, To hear the whistling for the flocks? At the watercourses of Reuben There were great searchings of heart.
- Judges 5:17 יָשַׁב֙ Qal pf 3ms Gilead abode beyond the Jordan: Dan, why did he remain in ships? Asher sat still at the haven of the sea, Abode by his creeks.
- Judges 5:23 יֹשְׁבֶ֑י/הָ Qal ptcp.act mp cs + sfx pers 3fs Curse you Meroz, said the angel of Yahweh. Curse you bitterly the inhabitants of it, Because they didn't come to the help of Yahweh, To the help of Yahweh against the mighty.
- Judges 6:10 יוֹשְׁבִ֣ים Qal ptcp.act mp and I said to you, I am Yahweh your God; you shall not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But you have not listened to my voice.
- Judges 6:11 וַ/יֵּ֨שֶׁב֙ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms The angel of Yahweh came, and sat under the oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained to Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.
- Judges 6:18 אֵשֵׁ֖ב Qal impf 1cs Please don't go away, until I come to you, and bring out my present, and lay it before you. He said, I will wait until you come again.
- Judges 8:29 וַ/יֵּ֥שֶׁב conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and lived in his own house.
- Judges 9:21 וַ/יֵּ֣שֶׁב conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and lived there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.
- Judges 9:41 וַ/יֵּ֥שֶׁב מִ/שֶּׁ֥בֶת conj + Qal wimpf 3ms prep + Qal inf.cs Abimelech lived at Arumah: and Zebul drove out Gaal and his brothers, that they should not dwell in Shechem.
- Judges 10:1 יֹשֵׁ֥ב Qal ptcp.act ms After Abimelech there arose to save Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he lived in Shamir in the hill-country of Ephraim.
- Judges 10:18 יֹשְׁבֵ֥י Qal ptcp.act mp cs The people, the princes of Gilead, said one to another, What man is he who will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
- Judges 11:3 וַ/יֵּ֖שֶׁב conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then Jephthah fled from his brothers, and lived in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain fellows to Jephthah, and they went out with him.
- Judges 11:8 יֹשְׁבֵ֥י Qal ptcp.act mp cs The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, Therefore are we turned again to you now, that you may go with us, and fight with the children of Ammon; and you shall be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
- Judges 11:17 וַ/יֵּ֥שֶׁב conj + Qal wimpf 3ms then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, Please let me pass through your land; but the king of Edom didn't listen. In the same way, he sent to the king of Moab; but he would not: and Israel abode in Kadesh.
- Judges 11:21 יוֹשֵׁ֖ב Qal ptcp.act ms Yahweh, the God of Israel, delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they struck them: so Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country.
- Judges 11:26 בְּ/שֶׁ֣בֶת prep + Qal inf.cs While Israel lived in Heshbon and its towns, and in Aroer and its towns, and in all the cities that are along by the side of the Arnon, three hundred years; why didn't you recover them within that time?
- Judges 13:9 יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת Qal ptcp.act fs God listened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again to the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah, her husband, wasn't with her.
- Judges 15:8 וַ/יֵּ֔שֶׁב conj + Qal wimpf 3ms He struck them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and lived in the cleft of the rock of Etam.
- Judges 16:9 יֹשֵׁ֥ב Qal ptcp.act ms Now she had liers-in-wait abiding in the inner chamber. She said to him, The Philistines are on you, Samson. He broke the cords, as a string of tow is broken when it touches the fire. So his strength was not known.
- Judges 16:12 יֹשֵׁ֣ב Qal ptcp.act ms So Delilah took new ropes, and bound him therewith, and said to him, The Philistines are on you, Samson. The liers-in-wait were abiding in the inner chamber. He broke them off his arms like a thread.
- Judges 17:10 שְׁבָ֣/ה Qal impv 2ms + sfx h Micah said to him, Dwell with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten [pieces] of silver by the year, and a suit of clothing, and your food. So the Levite went in.
- Judges 17:11 לָ/שֶׁ֣בֶת prep + Qal inf.cs The Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.
- Judges 18:1 לָ/שֶׁ֔בֶת prep + Qal inf.cs In those days there was no king in Israel: and in those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for to that day [their] inheritance had not fallen to them among the tribes of Israel.
- Judges 18:7 יוֹשֶֽׁבֶת Qal ptcp.act fs Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people who were therein, how they lived in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure; for there was none in the land, possessing authority, that might put [them] to shame in anything, and they were far from the Sidonians, and had no dealings with any man.
- Judges 18:28 וַ/יֵּ֥שְׁבוּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp There was no deliverer, because it was far from Sidon, and they had no dealings with any man; and it was in the valley that lies by Beth Rehob. They built the city, and lived therein.
- Judges 19:4 וַ/יֵּ֥שֶׁב conj + Qal wimpf 3ms His father-in-law, the young lady's father, retained him; and he abode with him three days: so they ate and drink, and lodged there.
- Judges 19:6 וַ/יֵּשְׁב֗וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp So they sat down, and ate and drink, both of them together: and the young lady's father said to the man, Please be pleased to stay all night, and let your heart be merry.
- Judges 19:15 וַ/יֵּ֨שֶׁב֙ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms They turned aside there, to go in to lodge in Gibeah: and he went in, and sat him down in the street of the city; for there was no man who took them into his house to lodge.
- Judges 20:15 מִ/יֹּשְׁבֵ֤י prep + Qal ptcp.act mp cs The children of Benjamin were numbered on that day out of the cities twenty-six thousand men who drew the sword, besides the inhabitants of Gibeah, who were numbered seven hundred chosen men.
- Judges 20:26 וַ/יֵּ֤שְׁבוּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, went up, and came to Bethel, and wept, and sat there before Yahweh, and fasted that day until even; and they offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before Yahweh.
- Judges 20:47 וַ/יֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp But six hundred men turned and fled toward the wilderness to the rock of Rimmon, and abode in the rock of Rimmon four months.
- Judges 21:2 וַ/יֵּ֤שְׁבוּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp The people came to Bethel, and sat there until evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept sore.
- Judges 21:9 מִ/יּוֹשְׁבֵ֖י prep + Qal ptcp.act mp cs For when the people were numbered, behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead there.
- Judges 21:10 יוֹשְׁבֵ֨י Qal ptcp.act mp cs The congregation sent there twelve thousand men of the most valiant, and commanded them, saying, Go and strike the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the little ones.
- Judges 21:12 מִ/יּוֹשְׁבֵ֣י prep + Qal ptcp.act mp cs They found among the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead four hundred young virgins, who had not known man by lying with him; and they brought them to the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan.
- Judges 21:23 וַ/יֵּשְׁב֖וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp The children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of those who danced, whom they carried off: and they went and returned to their inheritance, and built the cities, and lived in them.
Ruth 8 verses
- Ruth 1:4 וַ/יֵּ֥שְׁבוּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp They took them wives of the women of Moab; the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they lived there about ten years.
- Ruth 2:7 שִׁבְתָּ֥/הּ Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 3fs She said, Please let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves. So she came, and has continued even from the morning until now, except that she stayed a little in the house.
- Ruth 2:14 וַ/תֵּ֨שֶׁב֙ conj + Qal wimpf 3fs At meal-time Boaz said to her, Come here, and eat of the bread, and dip your morsel in the vinegar. She sat beside the reapers, and they reached her parched grain, and she ate, and was sufficed, and left of it.
- Ruth 2:23 וַ/תֵּ֖שֶׁב conj + Qal wimpf 3fs So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz, to glean to the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and she lived with her mother-in-law.
- Ruth 3:18 שְׁבִ֣י Qal impv 2fs Then said she, "Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will fall; for the man will not rest, until he has finished the thing this day."
- Ruth 4:1 וַ/יֵּ֣שֶׁב שְׁבָ/ה וַ/יֵּשֵֽׁב conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Qal impv 2ms + sfx h conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Now Boaz went up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the near kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by; to whom he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. He turned aside, and sat down.
- Ruth 4:2 שְׁבוּ וַ/יֵּשֵֽׁבוּ Qal impv 2mp conj + Qal wimpf 3mp He took ten men of the elders of the city, and said, Sit you down here. They sat down.
- Ruth 4:4 הַֽ/יֹּשְׁבִים֮ ptcl def.art + Qal ptcp.act mp I thought to disclose it to you, saying, Buy it before those who sit here, and before the elders of my people. If you will redeem it, redeem it: but if you will not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know; for there is none to redeem it besides you; and I am after you. He said, I will redeem it.
1 Samuel 42 verses
- 1 Samuel 1:9 יֹשֵׁב֙ Qal ptcp.act ms So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest was sitting on his seat by the door-post of the temple of Yahweh.
- 1 Samuel 1:22 וְ/יָ֥שַׁב conj + Qal wpf 3ms But Hannah didn't go up; for she said to her husband, [I will not go up] until the child be weaned; and then I will bring him, that he may appear before Yahweh, and there abide forever.
- 1 Samuel 1:23 שְׁבִי֙ וַ/תֵּ֤שֶׁב Qal impv 2fs conj + Qal wimpf 3fs Elkanah her husband said to her, Do what seems you good; wait until you have weaned him; only Yahweh establish his word. So the woman waited and nursed her son, until she weaned him.
- 1 Samuel 2:8 לְ/הוֹשִׁיב֙ prep + Hiphil inf.cs He raises up the poor out of the dust, He lifts up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, Inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are Yahweh's, He has set the world on them.
- 1 Samuel 4:4 יֹשֵׁ֣ב Qal ptcp.act ms cs So the people sent to Shiloh; and they brought from there the ark of the covenant of Yahweh of Hosts, who sits [above] the cherubim: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
- 1 Samuel 4:13 יֹשֵׁ֨ב Qal ptcp.act ms When he came, behold, Eli was sitting on his seat by the road watching; for his heart trembled for the ark of God. When the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.
- 1 Samuel 5:7 יֵשֵׁ֞ב Qal impf 3ms When the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us; for his hand is sore on us, and on Dagon our god.
- 1 Samuel 6:21 יוֹשְׁבֵ֥י Qal ptcp.act mp cs They sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath Jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought back the ark of Yahweh; come you down, and bring it up to you.
- 1 Samuel 7:2 שֶׁ֤בֶת Qal inf.cs It happened, from the day that the ark abode in Kiriath Jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after Yahweh.
- 1 Samuel 12:8 וַ/יֹּשִׁב֖וּ/ם conj + Hiphil wimpf 3mp + sfx pers 3mp When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried to Yahweh, then Yahweh sent Moses and Aaron, who brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them to dwell in this place.
- 1 Samuel 12:11 וַ/תֵּשְׁב֖וּ conj + Qal wimpf 2mp Yahweh sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side; and you lived in safety.
- 1 Samuel 13:16 יֹשְׁבִ֖ים Qal ptcp.act mp Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people who were present with them, abode in Geba of Benjamin: but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.
- 1 Samuel 14:2 יוֹשֵׁב֙ Qal ptcp.act ms Saul abode in the uttermost part of Gibeah under the pomegranate tree which is in Migron: and the people who were with him were about six hundred men;
- 1 Samuel 19:2 וְ/יָשַׁבְתָּ֥ conj + Qal wpf 2ms Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeks to kill you: now therefore, please take care of yourself in the morning, and live in a secret place, and hide yourself:
- 1 Samuel 19:9 יוֹשֵׁ֔ב Qal ptcp.act ms An evil spirit from Yahweh was on Saul, as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David was playing with his hand.
- 1 Samuel 19:18 וַ/יֵּשְׁב֖וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp Now David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. He and Samuel went and lived in Naioth.
- 1 Samuel 20:5 יָשֹׁב אֵשֵׁ֥ב Qal inf.abs Qal impf 1cs David said to Jonathan, Behold, tomorrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field to the third day at evening.
- 1 Samuel 20:19 וְ/יָ֣שַׁבְתָּ֔ conj + Qal wpf 2ms When you have stayed three days, you shall go down quickly, and come to the place where you did hide yourself when the business was in hand, and shall remain by the stone Ezel.
- 1 Samuel 20:24 וַ/יֵּ֧שֶׁב conj + Qal wimpf 3ms So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat food.
- 1 Samuel 20:25 וַ/יֵּ֣שֶׁב וַ/יֵּ֥שֶׁב conj + Qal wimpf 3ms conj + Qal wimpf 3ms The king sat on his seat, as at other times, even on the seat by the wall; and Jonathan stood up, and Abner sat by Saul's side: but David's place was empty.
- 1 Samuel 22:4 וַ/יֵּשְׁב֣וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp He brought them before the king of Moab: and they lived with him all the while that David was in the stronghold.
- 1 Samuel 22:5 תֵשֵׁב֙ Qal impf 2ms The prophet Gad said to David, Don't stay in the stronghold; depart, and get you into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hereth.
- 1 Samuel 22:6 יוֹשֵׁ֨ב Qal ptcp.act ms Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men who were with him: now Saul was sitting in Gibeah, under the tamarisk tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him.
- 1 Samuel 22:23 שְׁבָ֤/ה Qal impv 2ms + sfx h Abide you with me, don't be afraid; for he who seeks my life seeks your life: for with me you shall be in safeguard.
- 1 Samuel 23:5 יֹשְׁבֵ֥י Qal ptcp.act mp cs David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and killed them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
- 1 Samuel 23:14 וַ/יֵּ֨שֶׁב וַ/יֵּ֥שֶׁב conj + Qal wimpf 3ms conj + Qal wimpf 3ms David abode in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill-country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him every day, but God didn't deliver him into his hand.
- 1 Samuel 23:18 וַ/יֵּ֤שֶׁב conj + Qal wimpf 3ms They two made a covenant before Yahweh: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
- 1 Samuel 23:25 וַ/יֵּ֖שֶׁב conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Saul and his men went to seek him. They told David: why he came down to the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard [that], he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.
- 1 Samuel 23:29 וַ/יֵּ֖שֶׁב conj + Qal wimpf 3ms David went up from there, and lived in the strongholds of En Gedi.
- 1 Samuel 24:3 יֹשְׁבִֽים Qal ptcp.act mp He came to the sheep pens by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet. Now David and his men were abiding in the innermost parts of the cave.
- 1 Samuel 25:13 יָשְׁב֥וּ Qal pf 3cp David said to his men, Gird you on every man his sword. They girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the baggage.
- 1 Samuel 26:3 יֹשֵׁ֣ב Qal ptcp.act ms Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.
- 1 Samuel 27:3 וַ/יֵּשֶׁב֩ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife.
- 1 Samuel 27:5 וְ/אֵ֣שְׁבָה יֵשֵׁ֧ב conj + Qal coh 1cs Qal impf 3ms David said to Achish, If now I have found favor in your eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?
- 1 Samuel 27:7 יָשַׁ֥ב Qal pf 3ms The number of the days that David lived in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.
- 1 Samuel 27:8 יֹשְׁב֤וֹת Qal ptcp.act fp David and his men went up, and made a raid on the Geshurites, and the Girzites, and the Amalekites; for those [nations] were the inhabitants of the land, who were of old, as you go to Shur, even to the land of Egypt.
- 1 Samuel 27:11 יָשַׁ֖ב Qal pf 3ms David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring them to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell of us, saying, So did David, and so has been his manner all the while he has lived in the country of the Philistines.
- 1 Samuel 28:23 וַ/יֵּ֖שֶׁב conj + Qal wimpf 3ms But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, constrained him; and he listened to their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat on the bed.
- 1 Samuel 30:21 וַ/יֹּֽשִׁיבֻ/ם֙ conj + Hiphil wimpf 3mp + sfx pers 3mp David came to the two hundred men, who were so faint that they could not follow David, whom also they had made to abide at the brook Besor; and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people who were with him: and when David came near to the people, he greeted them.
- 1 Samuel 30:24 הַ/יֹּשֵׁ֥ב ptcl def.art + Qal ptcp.act ms Who will listen to you in this matter? for as his share is who goes down to the battle, so shall his share be who tarries by the baggage: they shall share alike.
- 1 Samuel 31:7 וַ/יֵּֽשְׁב֖וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp When the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley, and those who were beyond the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in them.
- 1 Samuel 31:11 יֹשְׁבֵ֖י Qal ptcp.act mp cs When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard concerning him that which the Philistines had done to Saul,
2 Samuel 26 verses
- 2 Samuel 1:1 וַ/יֵּ֧שֶׁב conj + Qal wimpf 3ms It happened after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;
- 2 Samuel 2:3 וַ/יֵּשְׁב֖וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp His men who were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they lived in the cities of Hebron.
- 2 Samuel 2:13 וַ/יֵּ֨שְׁב֜וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out, and met them by the pool of Gibeon; and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
- 2 Samuel 5:6 יוֹשֵׁ֣ב Qal ptcp.act ms cs The king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, Except you take away the blind and the lame, you shall not come in here; thinking, David can't come in here.
- 2 Samuel 5:9 וַ/יֵּ֤שֶׁב conj + Qal wimpf 3ms David lived in the stronghold, and called it the city of David. David built round about from Millo and inward.
- 2 Samuel 6:2 יֹשֵׁ֥ב Qal ptcp.act ms David arose, and went with all the people who were with him, from Baale Judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name, even the name of Yahweh of Hosts who sits [above] the cherubim.
- 2 Samuel 6:11 וַ/יֵּשֶׁב֩ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms The ark of Yahweh remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and Yahweh blessed Obed-edom, and all his house.
- 2 Samuel 7:1 יָשַׁ֥ב Qal pf 3ms It happened, when the king lived in his house, and Yahweh had given him rest from all his enemies round about,
- 2 Samuel 7:2 יוֹשֵׁ֖ב יֹשֵׁ֖ב Qal ptcp.act ms Qal ptcp.act ms that the king said to Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells within curtains.
- 2 Samuel 7:5 לְ/שִׁבְתִּֽ/י prep + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 1cs Go and tell my servant David, Thus says Yahweh, Shall you build me a house for me to dwell in?
- 2 Samuel 7:6 יָשַׁ֨בְתִּי֙ Qal pf 1cs for I have not lived in a house since the day that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tent.
- 2 Samuel 7:18 וַ/יֵּ֖שֶׁב conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then David the king went in, and sat before Yahweh; and he said, Who am I, Lord Yahweh, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far?
- 2 Samuel 9:13 יֹשֵׁב֙ Qal ptcp.act ms So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem; for he ate continually at the king's table. He was lame in both his feet.
- 2 Samuel 10:5 שְׁב֣וּ Qal impv 2mp When they told it to David, he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. The king said, Wait at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
- 2 Samuel 11:1 יוֹשֵׁ֥ב Qal ptcp.act ms It happened, at the return of the year, at the time when kings go out [to battle], that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem.
- 2 Samuel 11:11 יֹשְׁבִ֣ים Qal ptcp.act mp Uriah said to David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in booths; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open field; shall I then go into my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do this thing.
- 2 Samuel 11:12 שֵׁ֥ב וַ/יֵּ֨שֶׁב Qal impv 2ms conj + Qal wimpf 3ms David said to Uriah, Stay here today also, and tomorrow I will let you depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem that day, and the next day.
- 2 Samuel 13:20 וַ/תֵּ֤שֶׁב conj + Qal wimpf 3fs Absalom her brother said to her, Has Amnon your brother been with you? but now hold your peace, my sister: he is your brother; don't take this thing to heart. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom's house.
- 2 Samuel 14:28 וַ/יֵּ֧שֶׁב conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Absalom lived two full years in Jerusalem; and he didn't see the king's face.
- 2 Samuel 15:8 בְּ/שִׁבְתִּ֥/י prep + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 1cs For your servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If Yahweh shall indeed bring me again to Jerusalem, then I will serve Yahweh.
- 2 Samuel 15:19 וְ/שֵׁ֤ב conj + Qal impv 2ms Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Why go you also with us? return, and abide with the king: for you are a foreigner, and also an exile; [return] to your own place.
- 2 Samuel 15:29 וַ/יֵּשְׁב֖וּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem: and they abode there.
- 2 Samuel 16:3 יוֹשֵׁ֣ב Qal ptcp.act ms The king said, Where is your master's son? Ziba said to the king, Behold, he abides at Jerusalem; for he said, Today will the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.
- 2 Samuel 16:18 אֵשֵֽׁב Qal impf 1cs Hushai said to Absalom, No; but whom Yahweh, and this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen, his will I be, and with him will I abide.
- 2 Samuel 18:24 יוֹשֵׁ֖ב Qal ptcp.act ms Now David was sitting between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate to the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, a man running alone.
- 2 Samuel 19:8 וַ/יֵּ֣שֶׁב יוֹשֵׁ֣ב conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Qal ptcp.act ms Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. They told to all the people, saying, Behold, the king is sitting in the gate: and all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent.
1 Kings 52 verses
- 1 Kings 1:13 יֵשֵׁ֣ב Qal impf 3ms Go and get you in to king David, and tell him, Didn't you, my lord, king, swear to your handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne? why then does Adonijah reign?
- 1 Kings 1:17 יֵשֵׁ֥ב Qal impf 3ms She said to him, My lord, you swore by Yahweh your God to your handmaid, [saying], Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne.
- 1 Kings 1:20 יֵשֵׁ֛ב Qal impf 3ms You, my lord the king, the eyes of all Israel are on you, that you should tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
- 1 Kings 1:24 יֵשֵׁ֥ב Qal impf 3ms Nathan said, My lord, king, have you said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne?
- 1 Kings 1:27 יֵשֵׁ֛ב Qal impf 3ms Is this thing done by my lord the king, and you haven't shown to your servants who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?
- 1 Kings 1:30 יֵשֵׁ֥ב Qal impf 3ms most assuredly as I swore to you by Yahweh, the God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon your son shall reign after me, and he shall sit on my throne in my place; most assuredly so will I do this day.
- 1 Kings 1:35 וְ/יָשַׁ֣ב conj + Qal wpf 3ms Then you shall come up after him, and he shall come and sit on my throne; for he shall be king in my place; and I have appointed him to be prince over Israel and over Judah.
- 1 Kings 1:46 יָשַׁ֣ב Qal pf 3ms Also Solomon sits on the throne of the kingdom.
- 1 Kings 1:48 יֹשֵׁ֥ב Qal ptcp.act ms Also thus said the king, Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, who has given one to sit on my throne this day, my eyes even seeing it.
- 1 Kings 2:12 יָשַׁ֕ב Qal pf 3ms Solomon sat on the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
- 1 Kings 2:19 וַ/יֵּ֨שֶׁב֙ וַ/תֵּ֖שֶׁב conj + Qal wimpf 3ms conj + Qal wimpf 3fs Bathsheba therefore went to king Solomon, to speak to him for Adonijah. The king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself to her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a throne to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand.
- 1 Kings 2:24 ו/יושיבי/ני וַ/יּֽוֹשִׁיבַ֨/נִי֙ conj + Hiphil wimpf 3ms + sfx pers 1cs conj + Hiphil wimpf 3ms + sfx pers 1cs Now therefore as Yahweh lives, who has established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who has made me a house, as he promised, surely Adonijah shall be put to death this day.
- 1 Kings 2:36 וְ/יָשַׁבְתָּ֖ conj + Qal wpf 2ms The king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Build yourself a house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and don't go forth from there any where.
- 1 Kings 2:38 וַ/יֵּ֧שֶׁב conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Shimei said to the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king has said, so will your servant do. Shimei lived in Jerusalem many days.
- 1 Kings 3:6 יֹשֵׁ֥ב Qal ptcp.act ms Solomon said, You have shown to your servant David my father great loving kindness, according as he walked before you in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with you; and you have kept for him this great loving kindness, that you have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
- 1 Kings 3:17 יֹשְׁבֹ֖ת Qal ptcp.act fp The one woman said, Oh, my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.
- 1 Kings 4:25 וַ/יֵּשֶׁב֩ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Judah and Israel lived safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
- 1 Kings 7:8 יֵ֨שֶׁב Qal impf 3ms His house where he was to dwell, the other court within the porch, was of the like work. He made also a house for Pharaoh's daughter (whom Solomon had taken as wife), like this porch.
- 1 Kings 8:13 לְ/שִׁבְתְּ/ךָ֖ prep + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 2ms I have surely built you a house of habitation, a place for you to dwell in forever.
- 1 Kings 8:20 וָ/אֵשֵׁ֣ב conj + Qal wimpf 1cs Yahweh has established his word that he spoke; for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as Yahweh promised, and have built the house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.
- 1 Kings 8:25 יֹשֵׁ֖ב Qal ptcp.act ms Now therefore, Yahweh, the God of Israel, keep with your servant David my father that which you have promised him, saying, There shall not fail you a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your children take heed to their way, to walk before me as you have walked before me.
- 1 Kings 8:27 יֵשֵׁ֥ב Qal impf 3ms But will God in very deed dwell on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can't contain you; how much less this house that I have built!
- 1 Kings 8:30 שִׁבְתְּ/ךָ֙ Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 2ms Listen you to the supplication of your servant, and of your people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: yes, hear in heaven, your dwelling-place; and when you hear, forgive.
- 1 Kings 8:39 שִׁבְתֶּ֨/ךָ֙ Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 2ms then hear in heaven, your dwelling-place, and forgive, and do, and render to every man according to all his ways, whose heart you know; (for you, even you only, know the hearts of all the children of men;)
- 1 Kings 8:43 שִׁבְתֶּ֔/ךָ Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 2ms hear in heaven, your dwelling-place, and do according to all that the foreigner calls to you for; that all the peoples of the earth may know your name, to fear you, as does your people Israel, and that they may know that this house which I have built is called by my name.
- 1 Kings 8:49 שִׁבְתְּ/ךָ֔ Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 2ms then hear you their prayer and their supplication in heaven, your dwelling-place, and maintain their cause;
- 1 Kings 9:16 הַ/יֹּשֵׁ֥ב ptcl def.art + Qal ptcp.act ms Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites who lived in the city, and given it for a portion to his daughter, Solomon's wife.
- 1 Kings 11:16 יָֽשַׁב Qal pf 3ms (for Joab and all Israel remained there six months, until he had cut off every male in Edom);
- 1 Kings 11:24 וַ/יֵּ֣שְׁבוּ conj + Qal wimpf 3mp He gathered men to him, and became captain over a troop, when David killed them [of Zobah]: and they went to Damascus, and lived therein, and reigned in Damascus.
- 1 Kings 12:2 וַ/יֵּ֥שֶׁב conj + Qal wimpf 3ms It happened, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was yet in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam lived in Egypt,
- 1 Kings 12:17 הַ/יֹּשְׁבִ֖ים ptcl def.art + Qal ptcp.act mp But as for the children of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
- 1 Kings 12:25 וַ/יֵּ֣שֶׁב conj + Qal wimpf 3ms Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and lived therein; and he went out from there, and built Penuel.
- 1 Kings 13:11 יֹשֵׁ֖ב Qal ptcp.act ms Now there lived an old prophet in Bethel; and one of his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel: the words which he had spoken to the king, them also they told to their father.
- 1 Kings 13:14 יֹשֵׁ֖ב Qal ptcp.act ms He went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak; and he said to him, Are you the man of God who came from Judah? He said, I am.
- 1 Kings 13:20 יֹשְׁבִ֖ים Qal ptcp.act mp It happened, as they sat at the table, that the word of Yahweh came to the prophet who brought him back;
- 1 Kings 13:25 יֹשֵׁ֥ב Qal ptcp.act ms Behold, men passed by, and saw the body cast in the way, and the lion standing by the body; and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet lived.
- 1 Kings 15:18 הַ/יֹּשֵׁ֥ב ptcl def.art + Qal ptcp.act ms Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were left in the treasures of the house of Yahweh, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants; and king Asa sent them to Ben Hadad, the son of Tabrimmon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, who lived at Damascus, saying,
- 1 Kings 15:21 וַ/יֵּ֖שֶׁב conj + Qal wimpf 3ms It happened, when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and lived in Tirzah.
- 1 Kings 16:11 כְּ/שִׁבְתּ֣/וֹ prep + Qal inf.cs + sfx pers 3ms It happened, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he struck all the house of Baasha: he didn't leave him a single man-child, neither of his relatives, nor of his friends.
- 1 Kings 17:5 וַ/יֵּ֨שֶׁב֙ conj + Qal wimpf 3ms So he went and did according to the word of Yahweh; for he went and lived by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.
- 1 Kings 17:9 וְ/יָשַׁבְתָּ֖ conj + Qal wpf 2ms Arise, get you to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain you.
- 1 Kings 17:19 יֹשֵׁ֣ב Qal ptcp.act ms He said to her, Give me your son. He took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the chamber, where he abode, and laid him on his own bed.
- 1 Kings 19:4 וַ/יֵּ֕שֶׁב conj + Qal wimpf 3ms But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die, and said, It is enough; now, O Yahweh, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.
- 1 Kings 21:8 הַ/יֹּשְׁבִ֖ים ptcl def.art + Qal ptcp.act mp So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and to the nobles who were in his city, [and] who lived with Naboth.
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ישב — transliterated yâshab — is a Hebrew verb carrying the sense “to dwell.” The King James Version usually renders it “dwelt,” while modern versions prefer “lived” (Berean Standard Bible) and “dwellers of” (unfoldingWord Literal Text) — see the renderings breakdown. Spanning 977 verses in 38 books, it ranks among the most common words of the Hebrew Bible. Debuting at Genesis 4:16, it then recurs through the corpus. Different stems carry different senses — BDB groups them under 5 stems, among them Qal and Niphal. Each statement above links to its evidence; the full detail follows below.
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Strong's 1890 vs modern scholarship
Strong's · 1890
abide
Modern gloss
to dwell
Strong's 1890 sometimes compressed multiple senses — or homonymous roots — under one number, and used 19th-century English phrasing that no longer carries the same connotation. The modern gloss reflects current BDB scholarship; open the Lexicon Entry tab for the full sense breakdown.
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Strong's H3427 catalogs a Hebrew word from the Hebrew Old Testament.
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- 977
- distinct verses
- The word appears in 977 distinct verses.
- 38 / 39
- OT books
- The word appears in 38 of 39 Old Testament books.
- #36
- by frequency
- Top 50 most frequent Hebrew words (rank 36 of 8,640 Hebrew words by occurrence).
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Conventional, traditional groupings — biblical authorship is debated, so this is a traditional corpus grouping, not an authorship claim. Each share is this word’s portion of its verses in that division of the Hebrew canon. Each figure is a share of the word’s 977 distinct verses.
- Prophets (Nevi'im) 574 verses · 59%
- Writings (Ketuvim) 227 verses · 23%
- Torah (Pentateuch) 176 verses · 18%
How translations render this word
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BDB lists this Strong’s number as 2 distinct words (homographs). Each count above pools all of them and is not split by sense — see the Senses section below. A low-frequency rendering may belong to a different one of those words, not the primary meaning.
- King James Version†: Dwelt 144×, Inhabitants 114×, Dwell 87×
- American Standard Version†: Dwelt 129×, Inhabitants 101×, Dwell 75×
- Berean Standard Bible†: Lived 76×, Live 62×, People 53×
- unfoldingWord Literal Text†: Dwellers of 80×, Inhabitants of 43×, And 42×
King James Version Public Domain
Renders H3427 across 1,085† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 246 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 4 further occurrences.
American Standard Version Public Domain
Renders H3427 across 1,079† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 287 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
Renders H3427 across 1,049† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 208 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings. Not rendered by a distinct English word in 28 further occurrences.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Renders H3427 across 1,102† tagged occurrences — most commonly:
Plus other, less common renderings. Plus 156 renderings that appear only once — usually multi-word phrases or single function words the recovered tagging swept in, not distinct renderings.
20 senses and sub-senses in the full BDB
Hebrew verbs can shift meaning by stem (binyan): Qal is the basic action, Niphal is often passive or reflexive, Piel often intensifies or makes it factitive, and Hiphil is typically causative. The senses below are grouped under the stem BDB assigns to each. This entry also uses Hophal (the passive of Hiphil).
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BDB uses these scholarly abbreviations:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 𝔊 | the Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation, LXX) |
| 𝔙 | the Vulgate (the Latin translation) |
| 𝔖 | the Syriac version (the Peshitta) |
| 𝔗 | the Targum (the Aramaic translation) |
| ψ | the Psalms |
| √ | root (the underlying root or stem) |
| ‖ | parallel passage (a synonymous or contrasted parallel) |
| † | the dagger: every passage where the word occurs is cited |
The 20 senses and sub-senses the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon distinguishes for this word, in lexicon order (not ranked by frequency), with BDB’s own verbatim wording and sub-sense lettering. Shown in Hebrew script with BDB’s own scholarly abbreviations. The condensed entry is in the Lexicon Entry tab. See also the Forms in the corpus table below.
ישב I sit, remain, dwell (NH id.
Qal
- Pf. 3 ms. יָשַׁב Gn 13:12 +; 2 ms. יָשַׁבְתָּ Ju 5:16, וְיָשַׁבְתָּה בָ֑הּ consec. Dt 17:14; 2 mpl. יְשַׁבְתֶּם Dt 1:46 Lv 18:3, וִישַׁבְתֶּם consec. Lv 25:18 + 7 times, etc.; Impf. יֵשֵׁב 1 S 5:7 +, יֵשֶׁב־ Gn 44:33; Ez 44:3, יֵ֫שֶׁב before monosyll. 1 K 7:8; Jb 22:8; וַיֵּ֫שֶׁב Gn 4:16 +; וַיֵּשֵֽׁב Ru 4:1; 1 s. אֵשֵׁב Ju 6:18 +, וָאֵשֵׁב Dt 9:9 + 3 times + Ez 3:15b (but Co אשׁר Kt); אֵשְׁבָה 1 S 27:5; אֵשֵׁ֑בָה Is 49:20; וָאֵשְׁבָה Ez 9:3; 3 mpl. יֵשְׁבוּ Gn 47:4 +; 3 fpl. תישׁבנה Ez 35:9 Kt (i.e. תֵּישַׁבְנָה Ol§ 242 d Köi. 401), Qr תָּשׁוֹבְנָה (√ שׁוב), Co proposes תִּוָּשַׁבְנָה; 1 pl. נֵשֵׁב Je 42:13, 14, וַנֵּ֫שֶׁב Nu 20:15 + 5 times; Imv. ms. שֵׁב Gn 20:15 +, שֶׁב־ Gn 35:1; שְׁבָה Gn 27:19 +; fs. שְׁבִי Gn 38:11 +; mpl. שְׁבוּ Gn 22:5 +, etc.; Inf. abs. יָשֹׁב־ 1 S 20:5; cstr. שֶׁ֫בֶת 1 S 7:2 +; שָׁ֑בֶת Is 40:22 +; sf. שִׁבְתִּי 2 S 7:5 +, etc.; Pt. m. י(וֹ)שֵׁב Gn 4:20; 24:3 +, etc.; f. ישְׁבָה Na 3:8; י(וֹ)שֶׁבֶת Ju 4:5 +; י(וֹ)שָׁ֑בֶת Jos 2:5; 2 K 4:13; ישַׁבְתְּ֯י Je 22:23, י(וֹ)שֶׁבֶת֯י Je 10:17; La 4:21; Ez 27:3 (Kt preferable in all these, v. Ol§ 123 d Ges§ 90.3a); fpl. ישְׁבוֹת 1 S 27:8;— e.g. Genesis 13:12
- 1.
- a. sit on (עַל) a seat 1 S 20:25, stone Ex 17:12, teraphim Gn 31:34, couch 48:2 (all E), Ez 23:41, knees 2 K 4:20; throne Ex 11:5; 12:29 (J), Dt 17:18; 1 S 1:9; 4:13; 1 K 1:13, 17, 20 +, v. abs. infr.; of י׳, הַיּשֵׁב עַל־חוּג הָאָרֶץ Is 40:22; dust Is 47:1, ground (אֶרֶץ) Ez 26:16, ashes Jon 3:6 (these in token of humiliation); sit down by (עַל) a well Ex 2:15 or pool 2 S 2:13; c. אֶל 1 S 28:23; sit in (ב) house, street, doorway, assembly, etc. 2 S 7:1; Ju 19:15 Gn 38:14 (J), Je 15:17; 26:10 ψ 1:1 Ct 2:3 so Ez 31:6, 17 (fig.); of No of Amon (personif. city) הַוּשְׁבָה בַּיְאֹרִים Na 3:8 she who sate amid the rivers; c. לְ sit on to (pregn.) לָאָרֶץ Is 3:26; 47:1 La 2:10, לְכִסֵּא ψ 9:5, at, לְפֶתַח בית Pr 9:14, לִימִינוֹ(י) 1 K 2:19, ψ 110:1; לַמַּבּוּל ψ 29:10; c. לִפְנֵי Gn 43:33 (J), + שָׁם Ju 20:26; 21:2; 2 S 7:18 = 1 Ch 17:16; c. עִם 1 S 20:5 Pr 31:22; c. אֶת־ Je 16:8; Jb 2:13; c. תַּחַת Ju 6:11; Mi 4:4, וַיֵּשֶׁב תַּחְתֶּיהָ בַּצֵּל Jon 4:5; c. מִנֶּגֶד Gn 21:16(×2) (E), נֶגֶד Is 47:14, מִקֶּדֶם לָעִיר Jon 4:5; מִצַּד 1 S 20:25; Ru 2:14; c. acc. cogn. Ez 28:2; לִשְׁפֹּט Ex 18:13; Jo 4:12 (cf. ψ 9:5; Is 28:6); hence abs. of sitting as king or judge Ex 18:14 ψ 61:8 Mal 3:3, יושׁבים Is 10:13, perhaps Am 1:5, 8, especially of י׳ sitting (enthroned), ψ 2:4; 9:8; 29:10; 55:20; 102:13 La 5:19, so in ישֵׁב (הַ)כְּרוּבִים 1 S 4:4; 2 S 6:2 = 1 Ch 13:6, 2 K 19:15 ψ 99:1; ישֵׁב תְּהִלּוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל ψ 22:4 (v. c. עַל, supr.); by meton. of thrones, for the judges sitting on them שָׁמָּה יָֽשְׁבוּ כִסְאוֹת לְמִשְׁפָּט ψ 122:5; הַיּשְׁבִים Ru 4:14, i.e. in the gate (cf. v 11), those in whose presence purchase of land took place. e.g. 1 Samuel 20:25
- b. sit, sit down, abs., Ju 19:6; Ru 4:1, 2; Ne 1:4; Je 36:15 (sq. cl. of purpose, to eat, etc.) Gn 37:25 Est 3:15 +; opp. קוּם Ex 32:6 (JE) ψ 139:2, מְאַחֲרֵי שֶׁבֶת ψ 127:2 (opp. מַשְׁכִּימֵי קוּם); so Is 37:28 = 2 K 19:27 (read לְפָנַי קֻמְךָ at end of v 27 = 2 K 19:26 We in BlEinl. 4, 257 RSProph. 351, and n. 9); but also קוּמִי שְׁבִי Is 52:2, expl. by (וַיָּקָם מֵהָאָרֶץ וַיֵּשֶׁב אֶל־הַמִּטָּה 1 S 28:23 and) 2 S 19:9. e.g. Judges 19:6
- c. sit down outside (חוּץ), i.e. perform a necessity of nature Dt 23:14. e.g. Deuteronomy 23:14
- d. sit = be set (as a jewel), ישְׁבוֹת עַל־מִלֵּאת Ct 5:12 set on a filling (i.e. in a setting, De al.), in description of eyes; (> others sitting by full streams). e.g. Song of Solomon 5:12
- 2.
- a. remain, stay, tarry (for a limited or indef. time), c. אֶת pers. Gn 24:55 (J), Ju 19:4; 2 S 16:8; c. עִם pers. Gn 27:44 (J), עִמָּדִי 29:19 (E), Ju 17:10; c. בְ loc. 1 S 7:2 (of ark), 13:16; 14:2; 24:4 (23:25 read אֲשֶׁר for וַיֵּשֶׁב 𝔊 We Dr Klo Kit Bu), 2 S 10:5; 19:25 (where read שִׁבְתּוֹ for שִׁיבָתוֹ Dr Klo Bu, v. We), Nu 35:25 (P), Jb 24:13; c. שָׁם 1 K 11:16, שָׁם עַד־עוֹלָם 1 S 1:22; c. על (by) 1 S 25:13; 30:24; פֹּה 2 K 7:4; שְׁבוּ לָכֶם פֹּה עִם־הַחֲמוֹר Gn 22:5 (E); c. בֵּין Ju 5:16, מִחוּץ לְ Lv 14:8 (P), אֵצֶל 1 S 20:19; c. acc. בית 2 S 6:11; 13:20; Ru 2:7; abs. 1 S 1:23(×2); abide, endure Mi 5:3, וִיהוּדָה לְעוֹלָם תֵּשֵׁב Jo 4:20, so of Mt. Zion ψ 121:1. e.g. Genesis 24:55
- b. with special emphasis on qualifying phr., וַתֵּשֶׁב בְּאֵיתָן קַשְׁתּוֹ Gn 49:24 and his bow abode as a firm one (poem in J); 1 K 22:1 and they continued three years without war; of woman remaining בִּדְמֵי טָהֳרָה Lv 12:4, על־דמי וגו׳ v 5. e.g. Genesis 49:24
- 3. dwell, have one’s abode in (ב) a land, city, house, etc., Gn 4:16; 13:7, 12(×2); 19:29; 24:37, 62; Dt 1:4; 3:2; Jos 20:6; 2 S 7:6 + often (on 2 S 21:16 v. ישׁבו בְנֹב, p. 444); in tents Je 35:7, 10; 1 Ch 5:10; fig. of justice (צְדָקָה) Is 32:16 (‖ וְשָׁכֵן מִשְׁפָּט); in the midst of (בְּקֶרֶב) Gn 24:3; Jos 13:13; 16:10; Ju 1:30, 32, 33; 3:5; so c. בְּתוֹךְ Gn 23:10 (P); c. עַל + הארץ, of God 1 K 8:27 = 2 Ch 6:18; of people Lv 25:18, 19; 26:35 (H); c. לְ Jb 15:28; c. בֵּין Gn 20:1 (E); dwell with (אֶת) Gn 34:16, 22 (P), Ex 2:21 (E), Jos 15:63 (JE), Ju 1:16, 21; 17:11; יֵשְׁבוּ יְשָׁרִים אֶת־פָּנֶיךָ ψ 140:14; so c. עִם Jos 20:4 Dt 23:17 (+ בקרב), ψ 26:4 (i.e. assoc. with); c. יַחְדָּו Gn 13:6(×2) (J), 36:7 (P), Dt 25:5; שֶׁבֶת גַּם־יָ֑חַד ψ 133:1; dwell in their stead (תַּחְתָּם) Dt 2:12, 21, 22, 23; 1 Ch 4:41; 5:22; abs. לָשֶׁבֶת יְצָרָהּ Is 45:18 for dwelling he formed it (the earth); (thy) dwelling-place is מְקוֹם שִׁבְתְּךָ 1 K 8:30 = 2 Ch 6:21, also מְכוֹן שׁ׳ 1 K 8:39, 43, 49 = 2 Ch 6:30, 33, 39, so ψ 33:14; מָכוֹן לְשׁ׳ Ex 15:17 1 K 8:13 = 2 Ch 6:2. Pt. ישֵׁב = subst., dweller, inhabitant, very often (c. 215 times): e.g. ישֵׁב אהלים Gn 25:27 (J); often coll. ישֵׁב אהל Gn 4:20 (J), ישׁב הָאָרֶץ 34:30; 50:11 (both J), Ex 34:12, 15 (JE); also poet. f., (as coll.; v. Dr on 1 S 17:21) יוֹשֶׁבֶת שָׁפִיר etc., Mi 1:11(×2), 12, 13, 15; יוֹשֶׁבֶת צִיּוֹן †Is 12:6; Je 51:35; similarly †10:17; 21:13; 22:23; 48:19; cf. La 4:21) Zc 2:11; with בת in app. (Da§ 28 R. 6), יוֹשֶׁבֶת בַּת־מִצְרַיִם †Je 46:19, so 48:18; more usually pl. ישְׁבֵי הֶעָרִים Gn 19:25 (J), cf. Dt 13:14; ישְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ Ex 23:21 (JE), cf. Ex 15:14, 15 (poem in E); ישְׁבֵי תֵבֵל Is 18:3, יוֹשְׁבֵי חָ֑דֶל 38:11, etc.; ישְׁבֶיהָ Lv 18:25; 25:10 (H), Nu 13:32 (P); abs. יוֹשֵׁב (coll.) Am 1:5, 8; Is 49:19; הַיּוֹשְׁבִים 1 Ch 9:2; also (strangely) ישְׁבוֹת הארץ 1 S 27:8 = the populations of the land We Dr (elsewhere in this sense only fs. and poet., v. supr.); freq. in phr. without inhabitant (i.e. so that there shall be no inhab.), מֵאֵין ישׁב Is 5:9; 6:4; Je 4:7; 26:9; 33:10; 34:22; 44:22; 46:19; 51:29, 37; Zp 2:5; 3:6; מֵאֵין יוֹשֵׁב בָּהֶן Je 48:9; מִבְּלִי ישֵׁב 2:15; 9:10; לֹא יִהְיֶה יוֹשֵב בָּהּ 50:3; לְבִלְתִּי הֱיוֹת־בּוֹ יוֹשֵׁב 51:62. e.g. Genesis 4:16
- 4. of a land or city, sit, abide seated in its place, fig. for be inhabited Je 17:6, 25; 50:13, 39; Ez 26:20; 29:11; 36:35; Is 13:20 (‖ לֹא תִּשְׁכּוֹן), Zc 2:8; 9:5; 14:11; יָֽשְׁבָה תַּחְתֶּיהָ 12:6; 14:10; Ez 35:9; Kt is תישׁבנה, Qr תָּשׁוֹבְנָה; Co תושׁבנה, i.e. Niph. תִּוָּשַׁבְנָה (cf. 36:10), or Hoph. תּוּשַׁבְנָה (cf. Is 44:26); of palace, וְאַרְמוֹן עַל־מִשְׁפָּטוֹ יֵשֵׁב Je 30:18. e.g. Jeremiah 17:6
Niphal
- Pf. 3 fs. נוֹשָׁ֑בָה Je 6:8; 3 pl. וְנֽשְׁבוּ consec. Ez 36:10, נוֹשָׁ֑בוּ Ez 26:19, נוֹשָׁ֑בֻ֯ה Je 22:6; Pt. f. נוֹשֶׁבֶת Ez 26:17 (נִשְׁבַּתְּ 𝔊 Co, √ שׁבת), נוֹשָׁ֑בֶת Ex 16:35; pl. נוֹשָׁבוֹת Ez 12:20; 38:12;—be inhabited, of land Ex 16:35 (perhaps = be habitable), Je 6:3; of cities Je 22:6 Ez 12:20; 26:19; 36:10; חֳרָבוֹת נוֹשָׁבוֹת Ez 38:12;—Ez 26:17 v. supr.; 35:9 v. Qal 4. e.g. Jeremiah 6:8
Piel
- Pf. 3 mpl. וְיִשְּׁבוּ טִירוֹתֵיהֶם בָּ֑ךְ Ez 25:4 and they shall set their encampments in thee (𝔊 𝔖 Co וְיֵשְׁבוּ inhabit). e.g. Ezekiel 25:4
Hiphil
- Pf. 3 ms. הֹשִׁיב Ezr 10:14, sf. הוֹשִׁיבַנִי La 3:6 ψ 143:3; 1 s. הוֹשַׁבְתִּי Lv 23:33, וְה(וֹ)שַׁבְתִּים consec. Ho 11:11; Je 32:37; וְהוֹשְׁבוֹתִים consec. Zc 10:6 (Köi, 413; but prob. text error, vid. Thes and GesLgb 464; read prob. וַהֲשִׁבוֹתִים as v 10, so StaZAW, 1881, 21 We), etc.; Impf. 3 ms. וַיּוֹשֵׁב Gn 47:11, וַיּוֹ֫שֶׁב 2 Ch 8:2 ψ 107:36; sf. וַיּוֹשִׁיבַי֯נִי 1 K 2:24 (Köi, 414, 224); וַיּשִׁיבֵם Jb 36:7; 1 pl. וַנּ֫שֶׁב Ezr 10:2, etc.; Imv. ms. הוֹשֵׁב Gn 47:6; mpl. ה(וֹ)שִׁיבוּ 1 K 21:9, 10; Inf. cstr. ה(וֹ)שִׁיב 1 S 2:8; Ne 13:27; הוֹשִׁיבִי ψ 113:8 (Ol§ 123 d; read -בוֹ, v. Che); Pt. abs. מוֹשִׁיב ψ 68:7, cstr. מוֹשִׁיבִי ψ 113:9 (Oll.c. Gesl.c.);— e.g. Ezra 10:14
- 1. cause to sit c. acc. pers. + על כסא 1 K 2:24; 2 Ch 23:20 so (without על כסא) + לָנֶצַח Jb 36:7; set, place c. acc. pers. + נֶגְדּוֹ 1 K 21:10, also v 9, 12 (בְּרֹאשׁ הָעָם). e.g. 1 Kings 2:24
- 2. cause to abide (acc. pers.) at (ב) 1 S 30:21. e.g. 1 Samuel 30:21
- 3.
- a. cause to dwell, c. acc. pers. + ב loc. 1 S 12:8; 2 K 17:6 Ho 12:10, Gn 47:6, 11 (P), Lv 23:43 (H), La 3:6 ψ 143:3; בְּאֶרֶץ תַּחְתִּיּוֹת Ez 26:20; acc. pers. om. 2 K 17:24, 26; acc. pers. + שָׁם 2 Ch 8:2 ψ 107:36; acc. pers. + עַל־הַבָּתִּים Ho 11:11 (but read וַהֲשִׁבֹתִים We); acc. pers. om., c. עם pers. 1 S 2:8 ψ 113:8; מוֹשִׁיב יְחִידִים בַּ֫יְתֶה ψ 68:7 causing solitary ones to dwell in a house (or is מוֹשִׁיב for מֵשִׁיב Bae?); c. acc. pers. only מושׁ׳ עֲקֶרֶת הַבַּיִת ψ 113:9 giving a dwelling to her that is barren of house; abs. c. לָבֶ֫טַח Je 32:37 ψ 4:9; abs. c. כְּקַדְמוֹתֵיכֶם Ez 36:11. On Zc 10:6, v. supr. e.g. 1 Samuel 12:8
- b. cause cities (עָרִים) to be inhabited Ez 36:33; Is 54:3. e.g. Ezekiel 36:33
- 4. marry (proposes give a dwelling to, cf. ψ 113:9), only Ezr Ne, and only c. acc. נָשִׁים נָכְרִיּוֹת strange or foreign women Ezr 10:2, 10, 14, 17, 18 Ne 13:27; so הֹשִׁיבוּ נָשִׁים אַשְׁדֳּו֯רִיּוֹת Ne 13:23. e.g. Psalms 113:9
Hophal
- Pf. וְהוּשַׁבְתֶּם לְבַדְּכֶם בְּקֶרֶב הָאָ֑רֶץ Is 5:8 and ye be made to dwell alone in the midst of the land. Impf. הָאֹמֵר לִירוּשָׁלַם תּוּשָׁ֑ב Is 44:26 he who saith of Jerusalem, she shall be inhabited. Ez 35:9 v. Qal 4. e.g. Isaiah 5:8
ישב II m. usually Ιασουβ
- 1. in Issachar Nu 26:24 (P) 1 Ch 7:1 Qr (Kt ישיב). e.g. Numbers 26:24
- 2. one with foreign wife Ezr 10:29.—Is 7:3 v. שְׁאָר יָשׁוּב. e.g. Ezra 10:29
Senses from the full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon (Brown, Driver, Briggs; Oxford 1906 — public domain), digitized via Sefaria, supplemented by the OpenScriptures HebrewLexicon (CC BY 4.0). Full attribution on Sources.
Word origin
I. vb. sit, remain, dwell (NH id.; Aramaic יְתֵיב, ܝܺܬܶܒ; MI10.31 ישב, l8. 19 וישב, l13 ואשב, dwell; Ph. ישב dwell; Zinj. ישב sit DHMSendsch. 58; Assyrian ašâbu, sit, dwell, DlHWB 244; Arabic وَثَبَ leap, jump, Ḥimyer. dial. sit, Lane2919; Ethiopic አውሰበ ii. i secum cohabitare facere, marry, consummate marriage, cf. Hiph. 4)—
II. n.pr.m. usually Ιασουβ;—
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Origin: a primitive root
Jastrow Dictionary
A second Hebrew/Aramaic lexicon for comparison, covering Aramaic and post-biblical (Talmudic, Targumic, Midrashic) usage that the biblical-Hebrew BDB does not. Matched by lemma rather than by Strong’s number, so a lemma may carry more than one Jastrow headword (shown separately below), and the entries cover usage well beyond the Bible.
יָשַׁב
- (b. h.)
- 1. to sit down, rest; to dwell, remain; to be inactive. Macc. III, 15 כל חיוֹשֵׁב ולא עבר וכ׳ whoever is inactive and commits no sin, i.e. omits to do wrong; Kidd. 39ᵇ.—Erub. 100ᵃ שֵׁב ואל תעשה עדיף ‘sit and do nothing’, i.e. not to act in doubtful cases, is better, opp. קום ועשה. Ber. 20ᵃ שב ואל תעשה שאני with an omission it is different. Tosef. Snh. VII, 8 ולא יֵשְׁבוּ … להם שֵׁבוּ and they must not sit down until he says to them, Be seated; Hor. 13ᵇ; Y. Bicc. III, 65ᶜ bot.—Y. Dem. II, 23ᵃ top שי׳ בישיבח who has a seat in the scholars’ meetings. Snh. 10ᵇ; Tosef. ib. II, 1 אחד אומר לֵישֵׁב if one is in favor of sitting (holding deliberation in court). Zeb. II, 1 יוֹשֵׁב in a sitting position. Ber. 28ᵇ מיוֹשְׁבֵי בה"מ one of the attendants at college, יושבי קרנות those placed at street corners (traders, idlers). Gen. R. s 75 יושבי קרנות (corr. קרונות) sitting in chariots; a. v. fr.
- 2. to be settled (v. יִישּׁוּב), be inhabited. Num. R. s. 4 הגבעה … יוֹשְׁבִים Gibeah and Kiryath Jearim were settled at the same time.—Erub. 86ᵃ (ref. to Ps. LXI, 8) אימתי יושב עולם לפני וכ׳ (Rashi a. Ar. יֵשֵׁב) when is the world settled (evenly balanced) before God? When kindness and truth are appointed to guard it (differ. in Rashi; v. infra). e.g. Psalms 61:8
- 1. to settle, put in place, to arrange evenly. Y. Sabb. XII, beg. 13ᶜ הבנאי י׳ את האבן וכ׳ the builder that placed a stone on top of the row (v. דִּימוֹס I). Ib.ᵈ top; Y. Pes. VIII, 33ᵇ top מפני שהוא כמְיַישֵּׁב בידו because it is like settling the web with one’s own hand. Lev. R. s. 37 [read:] יָשַׁב וְיִ׳ להם סבלותם וכ׳ he sat down (as a judge) and arranged their burdens in proper proportions between man and woman. Ib. אתה עתיד ליַישֵּׁב וכ׳ thou art designated to settle and explain to my children their vows &c. Ex. R. s. 31 (ref. to Ps. LXI, 8, v. supra) יַשֵּׁב עולמך make thy world evenly balanced (as to property); Tanḥ. Mishp. 9 תיישר עולמך בשוה (read: תְּיַישֵּׁב). Ex. R. s. 52 לא היו יודעין ליַישְּׁבוֹ they knew not how to put its parts together; a. fr.—Trnsf. to set the mind at ease, to quiet. Sabb. 87ᵃ דברים שמְיַישְּׁבִין לבו וכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. שמושכין) words which quiet the mind of man &c.; Gen. R. s. 80 דברים שמְיַישְּׁבִים את הלב. Y. Pes. V, end, 32ᵈ (expl. וישב, II Sam. VII, 18) וַיַישֶּׁב עצמו לתפלה he quieted his mind for prayer; a. e. e.g. Psalms 61:8
- 2. to settle, cultivate, populate. Ber. 58ᵇ … עתיד להחזירו וליַישְּׁבוֹ Ms. M. (ed. ליִישּׁוּבוֹ) the Lord will again people it. Sot. 22ᵃ מְיַישְּׁבֵי עולם cultivators of the world.—Part. pass. מְיוּשָּׁב, f. מְיוּשֶּׁבֶת a) seated. Meg. 21ᵃ. Y. Gitt. VII, 48ᵈ top; a. fr.—b) sedate, at ease. Y. Ber. IV, 8ᵇ bot. לבו מי׳ his mind is at ease (about his animal); Bab. Ber. 30ᵃ לפי שאין דעתו מי׳ עליו because his mind is not at ease without it. Sifré Num. 131 היה … בקי ומי׳ the polemarch was experienced and cool-headed; a. fr.
- to seat, place, appoint; to settle. Yoma 38ᵃ sq.; Tosef. ib. II, 7 במקומך יוֹשִׁיבוּךָ people will finally seat thee in the place which thou deservest. Tosef. Sabb. VI (VII), 17 (among superstitious practices) חמוֹשֶׁבֶת אפרוחים (ו)אמרה איני מוֹשַׁבְתָּן וכ׳ a woman who sets hens to brood and says I will not set them except in pairs (v. ed. Zuck. note). Snh. IV, 4 מוֹשִׁיבִין אותו וכ׳ a seat is assigned to him in the third row. Macc. 10ᵃ ואין מוֹשִׁיבִין אותם וכ׳ and we must not lay them out except on a river; (Tosef. ib. III (II), 8 בונין).—Tosef. l. c. מביאין … ומושיבין וכ׳ other people are imported and settled in their place. B. Kam. 16ᵇ bot. הוֹשִׁיבוּ ישיבה וכ׳ they held scholars’ meetings by his grave. Snh. 17ᵃ אין מושיבין בסנהדרי וכ׳ none can be appointed members of the Sanhedrin except &c.; a. v. fr.
- to be inhabited. Pirké d’R. El. ch. XLIII ארץ נוֹשֶׁבֶת an inhabited land, settlement; (Koh. R. to I, 15 יִישּׁוּכ).
- , Nithpa. נִתְיַישֵּׁב
- 1. to be settled, colonized. Ber. 31ᵃ כל ארץ שגזר … ליישוב נִתְיַישְּׁבָה every land which Adam designated for settlement, has been settled.
- 2. to be at ease, to be refreshed, to come to. Yoma 82ᵃ אם נִתְיַשְּׁבָה דעתה if she feels that her craving has been gratified. Lam. R. to I, 11 (ref. to להשיב נפש, ib.) עד כמה מִתְיַישֶּׁבֶת נפש how much is required for one fainting from hunger (v. בּוֹלִימוֹס) to come to himself again?—Ḥag. 3ᵇ לאחר שנתיישבה דעתו after his excitement had subsided. Erub. 65ᵃ כל המתיישב ביינו he who remains clear-minded when drinking wine. Kinnim III, 6 כל זמן … דעתם מתישבת עליהם the older they grow, the more clear-minded do they become, opp. מיטרפת; a. fr.
יְשַׁב
- Ithpa. אִתְיַישַּׁב, contr. אִיַּישַּׁב as preced. Hithpa. 2. Ber. 58ᵇ חזייה דלא מִיַּישְּׁבָא דעתיה ed. (Ms. מִתְיַישְּׁבָא) he saw that he was not comforted.—V. יְתֵב.
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Forms in the corpus
The 481 distinct written forms H3427 takes in the Hebrew Bible, most frequent first — each parse links to that stem’s occurrences in the concordance. Hebrew forms include their vowel points and cantillation, so a single lemma takes many written forms.
The 60 most common forms are shown; 421 rarer forms follow in the full concordance.
Same root — word family
Other BDB entries built from the same root as H3427, grouped by Strong’s listed origin. These share a root / origin per the lexicon — not necessarily a shared meaning. Each links to that word’s own entry.
Derived from this word
- יתב yᵉthib H3488 to sit
- מושב môwshâb H4186 dwelling place
- שבת shebeth H7675 seat
- שיבה shîybâh H7871 sojourn
- תושב tôwshâb H8453 sojourner
Proper names from this root
People and places named from this root — a name, not an additional meaning of the word.
- יושביה Yôwshibyâh H3143 Josibiah
- ישבאב Yeshebʼâb H3428 Jeshebeab
- ישב בשבת Yôshêb bash-Shebeth H3429 Josheb-basshebeth
- ישבו בנב Yishbôw bᵉ-Nôb H3430 Ishbi-benob
- ישבקשה Yoshbᵉqâshâh H3436 Joshbekashah
Compare all same-root words → Showing 4 of 11 — not the complete family. 5 of the same-root words are proper names (people or places). They share a root, not necessarily a meaning.
Septuagint verse parallels
This word appears in 908 verses that also exist in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint), out of the 977 Hebrew verses it occurs in. You can read those verses in Greek by switching the Old Testament edition to the Septuagint.
Read these verses in the Septuagint
- Genesis 4:16
- Exodus 2:15
- Leviticus 8:35
- Numbers 13:18
- Deuteronomy 1:4
- Joshua 1:14
- Judges 1:9
- Ruth 1:4
- 1 Samuel 1:9
- 2 Samuel 1:1
- 1 Kings 1:13
- 2 Kings 1:9
This is a verse-level parallel only — the same verses exist in both the Hebrew and Greek Old Testaments. No word-level Hebrew↔Greek correspondence is claimed: the data carries no such alignment, so no Greek word is shown as this Hebrew word’s translation. Coverage is not total — the Septuagint omits the deuterocanon and renumbers the Psalms, so some Hebrew verses have no direct Greek parallel.
