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יָשַׁב

ya.shavto dwellHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb1,078 occurrences38 books973 verses

Definition

a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Traditional renderings: (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, × fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, × marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders יָשַׁב:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

1,078 total
  1. Psalm 4:8תּוֹשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃ · make me dwell
    I will lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
  2. Psalm 9:4יָשַׁ֥בְתָּ · You sit
    For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.
  3. Psalm 9:7יֵשֵׁ֑ב · abides
    But the LORD abides forever; He has established His throne for judgment.
  4. Psalm 9:11יֹשֵׁ֣ב · who dwells
    Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.
  5. Psalm 10:8יֵשֵׁ֤ב׀ · He lies
    He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.
  6. Psalm 17:12יֹשֵׁ֥ב · lurking
    …like a lion greedy for prey, like a young lion lurking in ambush.
  7. Psalm 22:3י֝וֹשֵׁ֗ב · enthroned
    Yet You are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel.
  8. Psalm 24:1וְיֹ֣שְׁבֵי · and all who dwell
    A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.
  9. Psalm 26:4יָ֭שַׁבְתִּי · sit
    I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.
  10. Psalm 26:5אֵשֵֽׁב׃ · to sit
    I hate the mob of evildoers, and refuse to sit with the wicked.
  11. Psalm 27:4שִׁבְתִּ֣י · to dwell
    One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.
  12. Psalm 29:10יָשָׁ֑ב · sits enthroned; וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב · is enthroned
    The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.
  13. Psalm 33:8יֹשְׁבֵ֥י · the people
    Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere Him.
  14. Psalm 33:14שִׁבְתּ֥וֹ · who inhabit; יֹשְׁבֵ֣י · From His dwelling
    From His dwelling place He gazes on all who inhabit the earth.
  15. Psalm 47:8יָשַׁ֤ב׀ · is seated
    God reigns over the nations; God is seated on His holy throne.
  16. Psalm 49:1יֹ֥שְׁבֵי · inhabitants
    For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,
  17. Psalm 50:20תֵּ֭שֵׁב · You sit
    You sit and malign your brother; you slander your own mother’s son.
  18. Psalm 55:19וְיֹ֤שֵׁ֥ב · the One enthroned
    God will hear and humiliate them—the One enthroned for the ages—Selah because they do not change and they have no fear of God.
  19. Psalm 61:7יֵשֵׁ֣ב · May he sit enthroned
    May he sit enthroned in God’s presence forever; appoint Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness to guard him.
  20. Psalm 65:8יֹשְׁבֵ֣י · Those who live
    Those who live far away fear Your wonders; You make the dawn and sunset shout for joy.
  21. Psalm 68:6מ֘וֹשִׁ֤יב · settles
    God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
  22. Psalm 68:10יָֽשְׁבוּ־ · settled
    Your flock settled therein; O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor.
  23. Psalm 68:16לְשִׁבְתּ֑וֹ · for [His] dwelling
    Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks? This is the mountain God chose for His dwelling, where the LORD will surely dwell forever.
  24. Psalm 69:12יֹ֣שְׁבֵי · Those who sit
    Those who sit at the gate mock me, and I am the song of drunkards.
  25. Psalm 69:25יֹשֵֽׁב׃ · to dwell
    May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents.
  26. Psalm 69:35וְיָ֥שְׁבוּ · that they may dwell
    For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah, that they may dwell there and possess it.
  27. Psalm 75:3יֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָ · its dwellers
    When the earth and all its dwellers quake, it is I who bear up its pillars. Selah
  28. Psalm 80:1יֹשֵׁ֖ב · You who sit enthroned
    For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm of Asaph. Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
  29. Psalm 83:7יֹ֥שְׁבֵי · the people
    …of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.
  30. Psalm 84:4יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י · are those who dwell
    How blessed are those who dwell in Your house! They are ever praising You. Selah
  31. Psalm 91:1יֹ֭שֵׁב · He who dwells
    He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
  32. Psalm 98:7וְיֹ֣שְׁבֵי · and all who dwell
    Let the sea resound, and all that fills it, the world, and all who dwell in it.
  33. Psalm 99:1יֹשֵׁ֥ב · He is enthroned
    The LORD reigns; let the nations tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth quake!
  34. Psalm 101:6לָשֶׁ֪בֶת · that they may dwell
    My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me.
  35. Psalm 101:7יֵשֵׁ֨ב׀ · shall dwell
    No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.
  36. Psalm 102:12תֵּשֵׁ֑ב · sit enthroned
    But You, O LORD, sit enthroned forever; Your renown endures to all generations.
  37. Psalm 107:10יֹ֭שְׁבֵי · Some sat
    Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,
  38. Psalm 107:34יֹ֣שְׁבֵי · of its dwellers
    …and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.
  39. Psalm 107:36וַיּ֣וֹשֶׁב · to settle
    He causes the hungry to settle there, that they may establish a city in which to dwell.
  40. Psalm 110:1שֵׁ֥ב · Sit
    A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
  41. Psalm 113:5לָשָֽׁבֶת׃ · the One enthroned
    Who is like the LORD our God, the One enthroned on high?
  42. Psalm 113:8לְהוֹשִׁיבִ֥י · to seat them
    …to seat them with nobles, with the princes of His people.
  43. Psalm 113:9מֽוֹשִׁיבִ֨י׀ · He settles
    He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyful mother to her children. Hallelujah!
  44. Psalm 119:23יָֽשְׁב֣וּ · sit
    Though rulers sit and slander me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
  45. Psalm 122:5יָשְׁב֣וּ · stand
    For there the thrones of judgment stand, the thrones of the house of David.
  46. Psalm 123:1הַ֝יֹּשְׁבִ֗י · the One enthroned
    A song of ascents. I lift up my eyes to You, the One enthroned in heaven.
  47. Psalm 125:1יֵשֵֽׁב׃ · it abides
    A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.
  48. Psalm 127:2שֶׁ֗בֶת · and stay up
    In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for bread to eat—for He gives sleep to His beloved.