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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. Joshua 24:18יֹשֵׁ֥ב · who lived
    And the LORD drove out before us all the nations, including the Amorites who lived in the land. We too will serve the LORD, because He is our God!”
  2. Judges 1:9יוֹשֵׁ֣ב · living
    Afterward, the men of Judah marched down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, in the Negev, and in the foothills.
  3. Judges 1:10הַיּוֹשֵׁ֣ב · who were living
    Judah also marched against the Canaanites who were living in Hebron (formerly known as Kiriath-arba), and they struck down Sheshai, Ahiman, and Talmai.
  4. Judges 1:11יוֹשְׁבֵ֖י · the inhabitants
    From there they marched against the inhabitants of Debir (formerly known as Kiriath-sepher).
  5. Judges 1:16וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב · to live
    Now the descendants of Moses’ father-in-law, the Kenite, went up with the men of Judah from the City of Palms to the Wilderness of Judah in the Negev near Arad. They went to live among the people.
  6. Judges 1:17יוֹשֵׁ֣ב · living
    Then the men of Judah went with their brothers the Simeonites, attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and devoted the city to destruction. So it was called Hormah.
  7. Judges 1:19יֹשְׁבֵ֣י · the inhabitants
    The LORD was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the plains because they had chariots of iron.
  8. Judges 1:21יֹשֵׁ֣ב · living; וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב · live
    The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.
  9. Judges 1:27יֹשֵׁב; יוֹשְׁבֵ֤י; יוֹשְׁבֵ֥י; לָשֶׁ֖בֶת · to dwell
    At that time Manasseh failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo, and their villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.
  10. Judges 1:29הַיּוֹשֵׁ֣ב · living; וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב · continued to dwell
    Ephraim also failed to drive out the Canaanites living in Gezer; so the Canaanites continued to dwell among them in Gezer.
  11. Judges 1:30יוֹשְׁבֵ֣י · the inhabitants; יוֹשְׁבֵ֖י; וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב · lived
    Zebulun failed to drive out the inhabitants of Kitron and Nahalol; so the Canaanites lived among them and served as forced laborers.
  12. Judges 1:31יֹשְׁבֵ֣י · the inhabitants; יוֹשְׁבֵ֖י
    Asher failed to drive out the inhabitants of Acco, Sidon, Ahlab, Achzib, Helbah, Aphik, and Rehob.
  13. Judges 1:32וַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ · lived; יֹשְׁבֵ֣י · inhabitants
    So the Asherites lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, because they did not drive them out.
  14. Judges 1:33יֹשְׁבֵ֤י · the inhabitants; יֹשְׁבֵ֣י; וַיֵּ֕שֶׁב · So [the Naphtalites] also lived; יֹשְׁבֵ֣י · inhabitants; וְיֹשְׁבֵ֤י · but the inhabitants
    Naphtali failed to drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath. So the Naphtalites also lived among the Canaanite inhabitants of the land, but the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and Beth-anath served them as forced laborers.
  15. Judges 1:35לָשֶׁ֣בֶת · to dwell
    And the Amorites were determined to dwell in Mount Heres, Aijalon, and Shaalbim. But when the house of Joseph grew in strength, they pressed the Amorites into forced labor.
  16. Judges 2:2לְיֽוֹשְׁבֵי֙ · with the people
    …and you are not to make a covenant with the people of this land, but you shall tear down their altars.’ Yet you have not obeyed My voice. What is this you have done?
  17. Judges 3:3יֹשֵׁ֖ב · who lived
    …the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.
  18. Judges 3:5יָשְׁב֖וּ · continued to live
    Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.
  19. Judges 3:20יֹ֠שֵׁב · was sitting
    Then Ehud approached him while he was sitting alone in the coolness of his upper room. “I have a word from God for you,” Ehud said, and the king rose from his seat.
  20. Judges 4:2יוֹשֵׁ֖ב · lived
    So the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his forces was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-hagoyim.
  21. Judges 4:5יוֹשֶׁ֨בֶת · would sit
    And she would sit under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, where the Israelites would go up to her for judgment.
  22. Judges 5:10יֹשְׁבֵ֧י · who sit
    You who ride white donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, and you who travel the road, ponder
  23. Judges 5:16יָשַׁ֗בְתָּ · did you sit
    Why did you sit among the sheepfolds to hear the whistling for the flocks? In the clans of Reuben there was great indecision.
  24. Judges 5:17יָשַׁב֙ · stayed
    Gilead remained beyond the Jordan. Dan, why did you linger by the ships? Asher stayed at the coast and remained in his harbors.
  25. Judges 5:23יֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָ · her inhabitants
    ‘Curse Meroz,’ says the angel of the LORD. ‘Bitterly curse her inhabitants; for they did not come to help the LORD, to help the LORD against the mighty.’
  26. Judges 6:10יוֹשְׁבִ֣ים · dwell
    And I said to you: ‘I am the LORD your God. You must not fear the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell.’ But you did not obey Me.”
  27. Judges 6:11וַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ · and sat down
    Then the angel of the LORD came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites.
  28. Judges 6:18אֵשֵׁ֖ב · will stay
    Please do not depart from this place until I return to You. Let me bring my offering and set it before You.” And the LORD said, “I will stay until you return.”
  29. Judges 8:29וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב · and settled down
    …and he—Jerubbaal son of Joash—returned home and settled down.
  30. Judges 9:21וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב · and he lived
    Then Jotham ran away, escaping to Beer, and he lived there for fear of his brother Abimelech.
  31. Judges 9:41וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב · stayed; מִשֶּׁ֥בֶת · out of
    Abimelech stayed in Arumah, and Zebul drove Gaal and his brothers out of Shechem.
  32. Judges 10:1יֹשֵׁ֥ב · He lived
    After the time of Abimelech, a man of Issachar, Tola son of Puah, the son of Dodo, rose up to save Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim.
  33. Judges 10:18יֹשְׁבֵ֥י · who live
    And the rulers of Gilead said to one another, “Whoever will launch the attack against the Ammonites will be the head of all who live in Gilead.”
  34. Judges 11:3וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב · and settled
    So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob, where worthless men gathered around him and traveled with him.
  35. Judges 11:8יֹשְׁבֵ֥י · who live
    They answered Jephthah, “This is why we now turn to you, that you may go with us, fight the Ammonites, and become leader over all of us who live in Gilead.”
  36. Judges 11:17וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב · stayed
    Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Please let us pass through your land,’ but the king of Edom would not listen. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel stayed in Kadesh.