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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. Genesis 36:7מִשֶּׁ֣בֶת · for them to dwell
    For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock.
  2. Genesis 36:8וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב · settled
    So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the area of Mount Seir.
  3. Genesis 36:20יֹשְׁבֵ֖י · who were living
    These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who were living in the land: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah,
  4. Genesis 37:1וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב · lived
    Now Jacob lived in the land where his father had resided, the land of Canaan.
  5. Genesis 37:25וַיֵּשְׁבוּ֮ · And as they sat down
    And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt.
  6. Genesis 38:11שְׁבִ֧י · Live; וַתֵּ֖שֶׁב · to live
    Then Judah said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Live as a widow in your father’s house until my son Shelah grows up.” For he thought, “He may die too, like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s house.
  7. Genesis 38:14וַתֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ · and sat
    …she removed her widow’s garments, covered her face with a veil to disguise herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that although Shelah had grown up, she had not been given to him as a wife.
  8. Genesis 43:33וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּ · They were seated
    They were seated before Joseph in order by age, from the firstborn to the youngest, and the men looked at one another in astonishment.
  9. Genesis 44:33יֵֽשֶׁב־ · stay here
    Now please let your servant stay here as my lord’s slave in place of the boy. Let him return with his brothers.
  10. Genesis 45:10וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֣ · You shall settle
    You shall settle in the land of Goshen and be near me—you and your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own.
  11. Genesis 46:34תֵּשְׁבוּ֙ · you will be allowed to settle
    …you are to say, ‘Your servants have raised livestock ever since our youth—both we and our fathers.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the land of Goshen, since all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.”
  12. Genesis 47:4יֵֽשְׁבוּ־ · to settle
    Then they said to Pharaoh, “We have come to live in the land for a time, because there is no pasture for the flocks of your servants, since the famine in the land of Canaan has been severe. So now, please allow your servants to settle in the land of Goshen.”
  13. Genesis 47:6הוֹשֵׁ֥ב · settle; יֵשְׁבוּ֙ · They may dwell
    …the land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They may dwell in the land of Goshen. And if you know of any talented men among them, put them in charge of my own livestock.”
  14. Genesis 47:11וַיּוֹשֵׁ֣ב · settled
    So Joseph settled his father and brothers in the land of Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land, the district of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.
  15. Genesis 47:27וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב · settled
    Now the Israelites settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and became fruitful and increased greatly in number.
  16. Genesis 48:2וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב · and sat up
    When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel rallied his strength and sat up in bed.
  17. Genesis 49:24וַתֵּ֤שֶׁב · Yet he steadied
    Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
  18. Genesis 50:11יוֹשֵׁב֩
    When the Canaanites of the land saw the mourning at the threshing floor of Atad, they said, “This is a solemn ceremony of mourning by the Egyptians.” Thus the place across the Jordan is called Abel-mizraim.
  19. Genesis 50:22וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב · remained
    Now Joseph and his father’s household remained in Egypt, and Joseph lived to the age of 110.
  20. Exodus 2:15וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב · and settled; וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב · where he sat down
    When Pharaoh heard about this matter, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and settled in the land of Midian, where he sat down beside a well.
  21. Exodus 2:21לָשֶׁ֣בֶת · to stay
    Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.
  22. Exodus 11:5הַיֹּשֵׁ֣ב · who sits
    …and every firstborn son in the land of Egypt will die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sits on his throne, to the firstborn of the servant girl behind the hand mill, as well as the firstborn of all the cattle.
  23. Exodus 12:29הַיֹּשֵׁ֣ב · who sat
    Now at midnight the LORD struck down every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, as well as all the firstborn among the livestock.
  24. Exodus 12:40יָשְׁב֖וּ · stay
    Now the duration of the Israelites’ stay in Egypt was 430 years.
  25. Exodus 15:14יֹשְׁבֵ֖י · the dwellers
    The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia.
  26. Exodus 15:15יֹשְׁבֵ֥י · those who dwell
    Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,
  27. Exodus 15:17לְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛ · for Your dwelling
    You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of Your inheritance—the place, O LORD, You have prepared for Your dwelling, the sanctuary, O Lord, Your hands have established.
  28. Exodus 16:3בְּשִׁבְתֵּ֙נוּ֙ · There we sat
    “If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”
  29. Exodus 16:29שְׁב֣וּ׀ · must stay
    Understand that the LORD has given you the Sabbath; that is why on the sixth day He will give you bread for two days. On the seventh day, everyone must stay where he is; no one may leave his place.”
  30. Exodus 16:35נוֹשָׁ֑בֶת · where they could settle
    The Israelites ate manna forty years, until they came to a land where they could settle; they ate manna until they reached the border of Canaan.
  31. Exodus 17:12וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב · and he sat
    When Moses’ hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each side, so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down.
  32. Exodus 18:13וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב · took his seat
    The next day Moses took his seat to judge the people, and they stood around him from morning until evening.
  33. Exodus 18:14יוֹשֵׁב֙ · sit
    When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he asked, “What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone as judge, with all the people standing around you from morning till evening?”
  34. Exodus 23:31יֹשְׁבֵ֣י · the inhabitants
    And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.
  35. Exodus 23:33יֵשְׁבוּ֙ · remain
    They must not remain in your land, lest they cause you to sin against Me. For if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”
  36. Exodus 24:14שְׁבוּ־ · Wait
    And he said to the elders, “Wait here for us until we return to you. Aaron and Hur are here with you. Whoever has a dispute can go to them.”
  37. Exodus 32:6וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב · sat down
    So the next day they arose, offered burnt offerings, and presented peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.
  38. Exodus 34:12לְיוֹשֵׁ֣ב · with the inhabitants
    Be careful not to make a treaty with the inhabitants of the land you are entering, lest they become a snare in your midst.
  39. Exodus 34:15לְיוֹשֵׁ֣ב · with the inhabitants
    Do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices.
  40. Leviticus 8:35תֵּשְׁב֨וּ · You must remain
    You must remain at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting day and night for seven days and keep the LORD’s charge so that you will not die, for this is what I have been commanded.”
  41. Leviticus 12:4תֵּשֵׁ֖ב · The woman shall continue
    The woman shall continue in purification from her bleeding for thirty-three days. She must not touch anything sacred or go into the sanctuary until the days of her purification are complete.
  42. Leviticus 12:5תֵּשֵׁ֖ב · Then she must continue
    If, however, she gives birth to a daughter, the woman will be unclean for two weeks as she is during her menstruation. Then she must continue in purification from her bleeding for sixty-six days.
  43. Leviticus 13:46יֵשֵׁ֔ב · He must live alone
    As long as he has the infection, he remains unclean. He must live alone in a place outside the camp.
  44. Leviticus 14:8וְיָשַׁ֛ב · but he must remain
    The one being cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water; then he will be ceremonially clean. Afterward, he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside his tent for seven days.
  45. Leviticus 15:4יֵשֵׁ֥ב · he sits
    Any bed on which the man with the discharge lies will be unclean, and any furniture on which he sits will be unclean.
  46. Leviticus 15:6וְהַיֹּשֵׁב֙ · Whoever sits; יֵשֵׁ֥ב · was sitting
    Whoever sits on furniture on which the man with the discharge was sitting must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.