The meaning of “תּוֹשָׁב”
Understanding tôwshâb reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or תֹּשָׁב tôshâb (to-shawb'); (1 Kings 17:1), from יָשַׁב; a dweller (but not outlandish (נׇכְרִי)); especially (as dis...
תּוֹשָׁב
or תֹּשָׁב tôshâb (to-shawb'); (1 Kings 17:1), from יָשַׁב; a dweller (but not outlandish (נׇכְרִי)); especially (as distinguished from a native citizen (active participle of יָשַׁב) and a temporary inmate (גֵּר) or mere lodger (לוּן)) foreigner, inhabitant, sojourner, stranger. - resident alien 1) sojourner, stranger
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 23:4 | “I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.” Word: תּוֹשָׁב (tôwshâb) | |
| Exodus 12:45 | “A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.” Word: תּוֹשָׁב (tôwshâb) | |
| Leviticus 25:35 | “And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.” Word: תּוֹשָׁב (tôwshâb) | |
| Numbers 35:15 | “These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.” Word: תּוֹשָׁב (tôwshâb) | |
| 1 Kings 17:1 | “And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.” Word: תּוֹשָׁב (tôwshâb) |
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