Hebrew word study
יָשַׁב H3427
- Transliteration
- yâshab
- Pronunciation
- yaw-shab'
- KJV glosses
- (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.
Lexical summary
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet)
by implication, to dwell, to remain
causatively, to settle, to marry
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet)
by implication, to dwell, to remain
causatively, to settle, to marry
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information