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יָשַׁב H3427

H3427 is the Hebrew word יָשַׁב, transliterated yâshab and said yaw-shab'. The King James Version most often renders it dwelt.

Word: יָשַׁבTransliteration: yâshabSaid: yaw-shab'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 928 verses

What it means

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 695 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

dwelt 155×inhabitants 149×dwell 145×sat 63×sit 44×abode 29×abide 26×sitteth 19×inhabited 18×dwelleth 17×inhabitant 16×dwelling 14×

Strong's own list of renderings: (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.

Verses using יָשַׁב

The first 40 of 928 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 4:16 · KJV

And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

Genesis 4:20 · KJV

And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.

Genesis 13:6 · KJV

And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.

Genesis 13:7 · KJV

And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.

Genesis 13:12 · KJV

Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.

Genesis 13:18 · KJV

Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.

Genesis 14:7 · KJV

And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.

Genesis 14:12 · KJV

And they took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

Genesis 16:3 · KJV

And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.

Genesis 18:1 · KJV

And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

Genesis 19:1 · KJV

And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

Genesis 19:25 · KJV

And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.

Genesis 19:30 · KJV

And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.

Genesis 20:1 · KJV

And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar.

Genesis 20:15 · KJV

And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.

Genesis 21:16 · KJV

And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow shot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.

Genesis 21:20 · KJV

And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

Genesis 21:21 · KJV

And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

Genesis 22:5 · KJV

And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.

Genesis 22:19 · KJV

So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.

Genesis 23:10 · KJV

And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,

Genesis 24:55 · KJV

And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel abide with us a few days, at the least ten; after that she shall go.

Genesis 24:62 · KJV

And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for he dwelt in the south country.

Genesis 25:11 · KJV

And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.

Genesis 25:27 · KJV

And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.

Genesis 26:6 · KJV

And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:

Genesis 26:17 · KJV

And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

Genesis 27:19 · KJV

And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy first born; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.

Genesis 27:44 · KJV

And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother’s fury turn away;

Genesis 29:14 · KJV

And Laban said to him, Surely thou art my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.

Genesis 31:34 · KJV

Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel’s furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not.

Genesis 34:10 · KJV

And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.

Genesis 34:16 · KJV

Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.

Genesis 34:21 · KJV

These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.

Genesis 34:22 · KJV

Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

Genesis 34:30 · KJV

And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.

Genesis 35:1 · KJV

And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.

Genesis 36:7 · KJV

For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle.

Genesis 36:8 · KJV

Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.

Genesis 36:20 · KJV

These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,

Common questions

What does Strong's H3427 mean?

H3427 is the Hebrew word יָשַׁב (yâshab), meaning properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.

How is H3427 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it dwelt (155 times), inhabitants (149 times), dwell (145 times), sat (63 times), sit (44 times), among others.

How many times does H3427 appear in the Bible?

יָשַׁב (yâshab) is tagged in 928 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3427 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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