יָשַׁב yashav

Hebrew word for “to dwell” · Strong’s H3427 · used 1,079 times in 972 verses

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Meaning

1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide;

How it is translated

Glosses given for yashav in context, with how often each is used:

• inhabitants 218
• dwelt 115
• dwelling 77
• will dwell 61
• sitting 49
• sat 44
• dwell 39
• remained 39
• will remain 34
• who dwelt 23
• will sit 23
• sit 23

Where it is used

Also in 26 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Judges 1 (14), Deuteronomy 2 (9), 1 Kings 1 (9), Jeremiah 51 (9), 1 Kings 8 (8), 2 Chronicles 6 (8), 2 Kings 17 (7), 1 Chronicles 5 (7), Ezra 10 (7), Nehemiah 11 (7)

Forms

• ישׁבי 115
• ישׁב 114
• וישׁב 112
• וישׁבו 77
• יושׁב 75
• ישׁבו 55
• לשׁבת 40
• הישׁבים 33
• יושׁבי 26
• וישׁבי 25

Words used with it

Words that share verses with yashav more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• עִיר ir “city” 120
• יְרוּשָׁלִַם yerushalaim “Jerusalem” 102
• כִּסֵּא kisse “throne” 62
• עַד ad “till” 102
• יְהוּדָה yehudah “Judah” 87
• שָׁם sham “there” 82
• הָ ha “her” 70
• דָּוִד david “David” 76
• הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 80
• אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 69
• שָׁמַע shama “to hear” 69
• זֶה zeh “this” 67

Key verses

The verses using yashav that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Psalms 1:1 — Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
• Psalms 80:1 — [To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim-eduth, A Psalm of Asaph.] Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest…
• Psalms 91:1 — He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
• Psalms 110:1 — [A Psalm of David.] The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
• Psalms 125:1 — [A Song of degrees.] They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
• Isaiah 12:6 — Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.
• Jeremiah 25:9 — Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against…
• Ezekiel 28:2 — Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God,…
• Ezekiel 33:31 — And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth…
• Micah 7:8 — Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.
• Zechariah 8:20 — Thus saith the LORD of hosts; It shall yet come to pass, that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many cities:
• Zechariah 12:10 — And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they…

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.