יָשַׁב
Strong's H3427
yâshab
/yaw-shab'/
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H3427
- Hebrew
- יָשַׁב
- Transliteration
- yâshab
- Pronunciation
- /yaw-shab'/
- KJV Translations
- 25 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
(make to) abide(-ing)continue(cause tomake to) dwell(-ing)ease selfendureestablishfailhabitationhaunt(make to) inhabit(-ant)make to keep (house)lurkingmarry(-ing)(bring again to) placeremainreturnseatset(-tle)(down-) sit(-downstill-ting down-ting (place) -uate)taketarry
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of yâshab:
יוֹשִׁבְיָה
YôwshibyâhH3143“Josibiah”
יֶשֶׁבְאָבYeshebʼâbH3428“Jeshebeab”
יֹשֵׁב בַּשֶּׁבֶתYôshêb bash-ShebethH3429“that sat in the seat”
יִשְׁבּוֹ בְּנֹבYishbôw bᵉ-NôbH3430“Ishbi-benob (from the margin)”
יׇשְׁבְּקָשָׁהYoshbᵉqâshâhH3436“Joshbekashah”
יְתִבyᵉthibH3488“dwell”
מוֹשָׁבmôwshâbH4186“assembly”
שֶׁבֶתshebethH7675“place”
שִׁיבָהshîybâhH7871“while...lay”
תּוֹשָׁבtôwshâbH8453“foreigner”
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