יָשַׁב (yâshab) — Abide
Hebrew word study: יָשַׁב (yâshab), Strong's H3427. properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
KJV translation words: (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
Strong's H3427 is tagged on 1,077 words in 970 verses across 38 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 4:16 and last appears in Malachi 3:3.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 970)
- Genesis 4:16 — וַיֵּשֶׁב — and he dwelt
- Genesis 4:20 — יֹשֵׁב — dwellers of
- Genesis 11:2 — וַיֵּשְׁבוּ — and they dwelt
- Genesis 11:31 — וַיֵּשְׁבוּ — and they dwelt
- Genesis 13:6 — לָשֶׁבֶת — to dwell
- Genesis 13:7 — יֹשֵׁב — was dwelling
- Genesis 13:12 — יָשַׁב — he dwelt
- Genesis 13:18 — וַיֵּשֶׁב — and he dwelt
- Genesis 14:7 — הַיֹּשֵׁב — who was dwelling
- Genesis 14:12 — יֹשֵׁב — was dwelling
- Genesis 16:3 — לְשֶׁבֶת — of the dwelling of
- Genesis 18:1 — יֹשֵׁב — was sitting
- Genesis 19:1 — יֹשֵׁב — was sitting
- Genesis 19:25 — יֹשְׁבֵי — the inhabitants of
- Genesis 19:29 — יָשַׁב — he had dwelt
- Genesis 19:30 — וַיֵּשֶׁב — and he dwelt
- Genesis 20:1 — וַיֵּשֶׁב — and he dwelt
- Genesis 20:15 — שֵׁב — dwell
- Genesis 21:16 — וַתֵּשֶׁב — and she sat
- Genesis 21:20 — וַיֵּשֶׁב — and he dwelt
- Genesis 21:21 — וַיֵּשֶׁב — and he dwelt
- Genesis 22:5 — שְׁבוּ — remain
- Genesis 22:19 — וַיֵּשֶׁב — and he dwelt
- Genesis 23:10 — יֹשֵׁב — was sitting
- Genesis 24:3 — יוֹשֵׁב — am dwelling
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H3143 יוֹשִׁבְיָה (Yôwshibyâh), H3428 יֶשֶׁבְאָב (Yeshebʼâb), H3429 יֹשֵׁב בַּשֶּׁבֶת (Yôshêb bash-Shebeth), H3430 יִשְׁבּוֹ בְּנֹב (Yishbôw bᵉ-Nôb), H3436 יׇשְׁבְּקָשָׁה (Yoshbᵉqâshâh), H3488 יְתִב (yᵉthib), H4186 מוֹשָׁב (môwshâb), H7675 שֶׁבֶת (shebeth), H7871 שִׁיבָה (shîybâh), H8453 תּוֹשָׁב (tôwshâb).
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Frequently asked questions
What does yâshab (H3427) mean?
Properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.
How is H3427 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H3427 as: (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry..
How often does יָשַׁב (yâshab) appear?
Strong's H3427 is tagged on 1,077 words in 970 verses across 38 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 4:16 and last appears in Malachi 3:3.
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