Hebrew · Strong's H3427 · Verb

יָשַׁב

ya·shav

to dwell

1079times used

972verses

38books

How it's translated

the inhabitants of113
and he dwelt37
and they dwelt27
was sitting24
was dwelling22
to dwell20
they dwelt20
who dwelt18

Definition

1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to sit, sit down

1a2) to be set

1a3) to remain, stay

1a4) to dwell, have one's abode

1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited

1c) (Piel) to set, place

The forms it takes

Stem

Qal 96% simple action
Hiphil 3% causing someone to do it
Niphal 1% passive or reflexive
Hophal <1% passive of Hiphil
Piel <1% intensive, or bringing about a state

Form

Participle 46% one who is doing
Wayyiqtol (“and he did”) 18% and then …: the storyteller’s past
Imperfect (yiqtol) 10% incomplete: ongoing, future or possible
Infinitive 8% “to …”, or for emphasis
Perfect (qatal) 7% a complete action, usually past
Weqatal (“and he will”) 6% and then …: future or instructions

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Between Hebrew and Greek

The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:

Where it appears

Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi

Jeremiah132
Genesis63
Isaiah63
Judges57
Psalms57
1 Kings52
Ezekiel49
2 Chronicles48
Joshua47
1 Samuel42

…and 28 more books.

Every verse

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English previews: World English Bible. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.