יָשַׁב1090 verb sit, remain, dwell (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic יְתֵיב, ; MI10; 31 ישב, Dom 1,8; Dom 1,19 וישב, Dom 1,13 ואשב, dwell; Phoenician ישב dwell; Zinjirli ישב sit DHMSendsch. 58; Assyrian ašâbu, sit, dwell, DlHWB 244; Arabic leap, jump, Himyer. dialect sit, Lane2919; Ethiopic II. 1 secum cohabitare facere, marry, consummate marriage, compare Hiph`il 4) —
Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular
יָשַׁב 1 Mos 13,12 +; 2 masculine singular
יָשַׁבְתָּ Dom 5,16,
וְיָשַׁבְתָּה נָ֑הּ consecutive
5 Mos 17,14 2 masculine plural
יְשַׁבְתֶּם 5 Mos 1,46;
3 Mos 18,3,
וִישַׁבְתֶּם consecutive
3 Mos 25,18 + 7 t., etc.;
Imperfect יֵשֵׁב 1 Sam 5,7 +,
יֵשֶׁבֿ 1 Mos 44,33;
Ezk 44,3,
יֵ֫שֶׁב before monosyll.
1 Kong 7,8;
Job 22,8 וַיֵּ֫שֶׁב 1 Mos 4,16 +;
וַיֵּשֶׁב֑ Rut 4,1 1 singular
אֵשֵׁב Dom 6,18 +,
וָאֵשֵׁב 5 Mos 9,9 + 3 t. +
Ezk 3,15b (but
Co אשׁר Kt);
אֵשְׁבָה 1 Sam 27,5 אֵשֵׁבָ֑ה Es 49,20 וָאֵשְׁבָה Ezk 9,3 3 masculine plural
יֵשְׁבוּ 1 Mos 47,4 +; 3 feminine plural
תישׁבנה Ezk 35,9 Kt (i.e.
תֵּישַׁבְנָה Ol§ 242 d Köi. 401),
Qr תָּשׁוֺבְנָה (√
שׁוב),
Co proposes
תִּוָּשַׁבְנָה; 1 plural
נֵשֵׁב Jer 42,13;
Jer 42,14,
וַנֵּ֫שֶׁב 4 Mos 20,15 + 5 t.;
Imperative masculine singular
שֵׁב 1 Mos 20,15 +,
שֶׁבֿ 1 Mos 35,1 שְׁבָה 1 Mos 27,19 +; feminine singular
שְׁבִי 1 Mos 38,11 +; masculine plural
שְׁבוּ 1 Mos 22,5 +, etc.;
Infinitive absolute יָשֹׁבֿ 1 Sam 20,5 construct שֶׁ֫בֶת 1 Sam 7,2 +;
שָׁ֑בֶת Es 40,22 +; suffix
שִׁבְתִּי 2 Sam 7,5 +, etc.;
Participle masculine
י(וֺ)שׁב 1 Mos 4,20;
1 Mos 24,3 +, etc.; feminine
ישְׁבָה Nah 3,8 י(וֺ)שֶׁבֶת Dom 4,5 +;
י(וֺ)שָׁ֑בֶת Jos 2,5;
2 Kong 4,13 ישַׁבְתְּ֯י Jer 22,23,
י(וֺ)שֶׁבֶת֯י Jer 10,17;
Klg 4,21;
Ezk 27,3 (
Kt preferable in all these, see
Ol§ 123 d Ges«GKC:90»§ 90. 3
a); feminine plural
ישְׁבוֺת 1 Sam 27,8 —
1. a. sit on (
עַל) a seat
1 Sam 20,25, stone
2 Mos 17,12, teraphim
1 Mos 31,34, couch
1 Mos 48,2 (all
E),
Ezk 23,41, knees
2 Kong 4,20, throne
2 Mos 11,5;
2 Mos 12,29 (
J),
5 Mos 17,18;
1 Sam 1,9;
1 Sam 4,13;
1 Kong 1,13;
1 Kong 1,17;
1 Kong 1,20 +, see absolute below; of
׳י,
הַיּשֵׁב עַלחֿוּג הָאֶרֶץ Es 40,22 dust
Es 47,1, ground (
אֶרֶץ)
Ezk 26,16, ashes
Jon 3,6 (these in token of humiliation);
sit down by (
עַל) a well
2 Mos 2,15 or pool
2 Sam 2,13 with
אֶל 1 Sam 28,23 sit in (
ב) house, street, doorway, assembly, etc.
2 Sam 7,1;
Dom 19,15;
1 Mos 38,14 (
J),
Jer 15,17;
Jer 26,10;
Sl 1,1;
Hoj 2,3 so
Ezk 31,6;
Ezk 31,17 (figurative); of No of Amon (personified city)
הַיּשְׁבָה בַּיְאֹרִים Nah 3,8 she who sate amid the rivers; with
לְ sit on to (pregnantly)
לָאָרֶץ Es 3,26;
Es 47,1;
Klg 2,10,
לְכִסֵּא Sl 9,5,
at,
לְפֶתַח בית Ord 9,14,
לִימִינוֺ(יׅ 1 Kong 2,19;
Sl 110,1 לַמַּבּוּל Sl 29,10 with
לִפְנֵי 1 Mos 43,33 (
J), +
שָׁם Dom 20,26;
Dom 21,2;
2 Sam 7,18 =
1 Kron 17,16 with
עִם 1 Sam 20,5;
Ord 31,22 with
אֶתֿ Jer 16,8;
Job 2,13 with
תַּחַת Dom 6,11;
Mik 4,4,
וַיֵּשֶׁב תַּחְתֶּיהָ בַּצֵּל Jon 4,5 with
מִנֶּגֶד 1 Mos 21,16 (twice in verse) (
E),
נֶגֶד Es 47,14,
מִקֶּדֶם לָעִיר Jon 4,5 מִצַּד 1 Sam 20,25;
Rut 2,14 with accusative of congnate meaning with verb
Ezk 28,2 לִשְׁפֹּט 2 Mos 18,13;
Joel 4,12 (compare
Sl 9,5;
Es 28,6); hence absolute of
sitting as
king or
judge 2 Mos 18,14;
Sl 61,8;
Mal 3,3,
יושׁבים Es 10,13, perhaps
Amos 1,5;
Amos 1,8, especially of
׳י sitting (enthroned),
Sl 2,4;
Sl 9,8;
Sl 29,10;
Sl 55,20;
Sl 102,13;
Klg 5,19, so in
ישֵׁב (הַ)כְּרוּבִים 1 Sam 4,4;
2 Sam 6,2 =
1 Kron 13,6;
2 Kong 19,15;
Sl 99,1 ישֵׁב תְּהִלּוֺת יִשְׂרָאֵל Sl 22,4 (see with
עַל, above); by meton. of thrones, for the judges sitting on them
שָׁמָּה יָָֽשְׁבוּ כִסְאוֺת לְמִשְׁפָּט Sl 122,5 הַיּשְׁבִים Rut 4,14, i.e. in the gate (compare v
Rut 4,11), those in whose presence purchase of land took place.
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b. sit, sit down, absolute,
Dom 19,6;
Rut 4,1;
Rut 4,2;
Neh 1,4;
Jer 36,15 (followed by clause of purpose,
to eat, etc.)
1 Mos 37,25;
Est 3,15 +; opposed to
קוּם 2 Mos 32,6 (
JE)
Sl 139,2,
מְאַחֲרֵי שֶׁבֶת Sl 127,2 (opposed to
מַשְׁכִּימֵי קוּם); so
Es 37,28 =
2 Kong 19,27 (read
לְפָנַי קֻמְךָ at end of v
2 Kong 19,27 =
2 Kong 19,26 We in
BlEinl. 4, 257 Rs
Proph. 351, and n. 9); but also
קוּמִי שְׁבִי Es 52,2, explained by (
וַיָּקָם מֵהָאָרֶץ וַיֵּשֶׁב אֶלהַֿמִּטָּה 1 Sam 28,23 and)
2 Sam 19,9.
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c. sit down outside (
חוּץ), i.e. perform a necessity of nature
5 Mos 23,14.
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d. sit =
be set (as a jewel),
ישְׁבוֺתּ עַלמִֿלֵּאת Hoj 5,12 set on a filling (i.e. in a setting,
De and others), in description of eyes; (> others
sitting by full streams).
2. a. remain, stay, tarry (for a limited or indefinite time), with
אֶת person
1 Mos 24,55 (
J),
Dom 19,4;
2 Sam 16,8 with
עִם person
1 Mos 27,44 (
J),
עִמָּדִי 1 Mos 29,19 (
E),
Dom 17,10 with
בְ local
1 Sam 7,2 (of ark),
1 Sam 13,16;
1 Sam 14,2;
1 Sam 24,4 (
1 Sam 23,25 read
אֲשֶׁר for
וַיֵּשֶׁב ᵐ5 We Dr Klo Kit Bu),
2 Sam 10,5;
2 Sam 19,25 (where read
שִׁבְתּוֺ for
שִׁיבָתוֺ Dr Klo Bu, see
We),
4 Mos 35,25 (
P),
Job 24,13 with
שָׁם 1 Kong 11,16,
שָׁם עַדעֿוֺלָם 1 Sam 1,22 with
על (
by)
1 Sam 25,13;
1 Sam 30,24 פֹּה 2 Kong 7,4 שְׁבוּ לָכֶם פֹּה עִםֿ הַחֲמוֺר 1 Mos 22,5 (
E); with
בֵּין Dom 5,16,
מִחוּץ לְ 3 Mos 14,8 (
P),
אֵצֶל 1 Sam 20,19 with accusative
בית 2 Sam 6,11;
2 Sam 13,20;
Rut 2,7 absolute
1 Sam 1,23 (twice in verse);
abide, endure Mik 5,3,
וְיהוּדָה לְעוֺלָם תֵּשֵׁב Joel 4,20, so of Mt. Zion
Sl 121,1.
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b. with special emphasis on qualifying phrase,
וַתֵּשֶׁב בְּאֵיתָן קַשְׁתּוֺ 1 Mos 49,24 and his bow abode as a firm one (poem in
J);
1 Kong 22,1 and they continued three years without war; of woman
remaining בִּדְמֵי טָהֳרָה 3 Mos 12,4,
׳עלדֿמי וגו v
3 Mos 12,5.
3. dwell, have one's abode in (
ב) a land, city, house, etc.,
1 Mos 4,16;
1 Mos 13,7;
1 Mos 13,12 (twice in verse);
1 Mos 19,29;
1 Mos 24,37;
1 Mos 24,62;
5 Mos 1,4;
5 Mos 3,2;
Jos 20,6;
2 Sam 7,6 + often (on
2 Sam 21,16 see
ישׁבו בְנֹב, p. 444); in tents
Jer 35,7;
Jer 35,10;
1 Kron 5,10 figurative of justice (
צְדָקָה)
Es 32,16 (||
וְשָׁכֵן מִשְׁפָּט); in the midst of (
בְּקֶרֶב)
1 Mos 24,3;
Jos 13,13;
Jos 16,10;
Dom 1,30;
Dom 1,32;
Dom 1,33;
Dom 3,5 so with
בְּתוֺךְ 1 Mos 23,10 (
P); with
עַל +
הארץ, of God
1 Kong 8,27 =
2 Kron 6,18 of people
3 Mos 25,18;
3 Mos 25,19;
3 Mos 26,35 (
H); with
לְ Job 15,28 with
בֵּין 1 Mos 20,1 (
E);
dwell with (
אֶת)
1 Mos 34,16;
1 Mos 34,22 (
P),
2 Mos 2,21 (
E),
Jos 15,63 (
JE),
Dom 1,16;
Dom 1,21;
Dom 17,11 יֵשְׁבוּ יְשָׁרִים אֶתפָּֿנֶיךָ Sl 140,14 so with
עִם Jos 20,4;
5 Mos 23,17 (+
בקרב),
Sl 26,4 (i.e.
assoc. with); with
יַחְדָּו 1 Mos 13,6 (twice in verse) (
J),
1 Mos 36,7 (
P),
5 Mos 25,5 שֶׁבֶת גַּםיָֿ֑חַד Sl 133,1 dwell in their stead (
תַּחְתָּם)
5 Mos 2,12 (twice in verse);
5 Mos 2,22;
5 Mos 2,23;
1 Kron 4,41;
1 Kron 5,22 absolute
לָשֶׁבֶת יְצָרָהּ Es 45,18 for dwelling he formed it (the earth); (
thy)
dwelling-place is
מְקוֺם שִׁבְתְּךָ 1 Kong 8,30 =
2 Kron 6,21, also
׳מְכוֺן שׁ 1 Kong 8,39;
1 Kong 8,43;
1 Kong 8,49 =
2 Kron 6,30;
2 Kron 6,33;
2 Kron 6,39, so
Sl 33,14 ׳מָכוֺן לְש֔ 2 Mos 15,17;
1 Kong 8,13 =
2 Kron 6,2.
Participle ישֵׁב = substantive,
dweller, inhabitant, very often (c. 215 t.): e.g.
ישֵׁב אהלים 1 Mos 25,27 (
J); often collective
ישֵׁב אהל 1 Mos 4,20 (
J),
ישׁב הָאָרֶץ 1 Mos 34,30;
1 Mos 50,11 (both
J),
2 Mos 34,12;
2 Mos 34,15 (
JE); also in poetry f., (as collective; see
Dr on
1 Sam 17,21)
יוֺשֶׁבֶת שָׁפִיר etc.,
MI 1 Sam 1,11 (twice in verse);
1 Sam 1,12;
1 Sam 1,13;
1 Sam 1,15 יוֺשֶׁבֶת צִיּוֺן Es 12,6;
Jer 51,35 similarly
Jer 10,17;
Jer 21,23;
Jer 48,19 (compare
Klg 4,21)
Zak 2,11 with
בת in app. (
Da§28 R. 6),
יוֺשֶׁבֶת בַּתמִֿצְרַיִם Jer 46,19, so
Jer 48,18 more usually plural
ישְׁבֵי הֶעָרִים 1 Mos 19,25 (
J), compare
5 Mos 13,14 ישְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ 2 Mos 23,21 (
JE), compare
2 Mos 15,14;
2 Mos 15,15 (poem in
E);
ישְׁבֵי תֵבֵל Es 18,3,
יוֺשְׁבֵי חָ֑דֶל Es 38,11, etc.;
ישְׁבֶיהָ 3 Mos 18,25;
3 Mos 25,10 (
H),
4 Mos 13,32 (
P); absolute
יוֺשֵׁב (collective)
Amos 1,5;
Amos 1,8;
Es 49,19 הַיוֺשְׁבִים 1 Kron 9,2 also (strangely)
ישְׁבוֺת הארץ 1 Sam 27,8 =
the populations of the land We Dr (elsewhere in this sense only feminine singular and in poetry, see above); frequently in phrase
without in habitant (i.e. so that there shall be no inhabitants),
מֵאֵין ישׁב Es 5,9;
Es 6,4;
Es 26,9;
Es 33,10;
Es 34,23;
Jer 44,22;
Jer 46,19;
Jer 51,29;
Jer 51,37;
Sef 2,5;
Sef 3,6 מֵאֵין יוֺשֵׁב בָּהֶן Jer 48,9 מִבְּלִי ישֵׁב Jer 2,15;
Jer 9,10 לאֹ יִהְיֶה יוֺשֵב בָּהּ Jer 50,3 לְבִלְתִּי הֱיוֺתבּֿוֺ יוֺשֵׁב Jer 51,62.
4. of a land or city,
sit, abide seated in its place, figurative for
be inhabited Jer 17,6;
Jer 17,25;
Jer 50,13;
Jer 50,39;
Ezk 26,20;
Ezk 29,11;
Ezk 36,35;
Es 13,20 (||
לאֹ תִּשְׁכּוֺן),
Zak 2,8;
Zak 9,5;
Zak 14,11 יָָֽשְׂבָה תַּחְתֶּיהָ Zak 12,6;
Zak 14,10;
Ezk 35,9 Kt is
תישׁבנה,
Qr תָּשׁוֺבְנָה;
Co תושׁבנה, i.e. Niph`al
תִּוָּשַׁבְנָה (compare
Ezk 36,10), or Hoph`al
תּוּשַׁבְנָה (compare
Es 44,26); of palace,
וְאַרְמוֺן עַלמִֿשְׁפָּטוֺ יֵשֵׁב Jer 30,18.
Niph`al Perfect 3 feminine singular
נוֺשָׁ֑בָה Jer 6,8 3 plural
וְנָֽשְׁבוּ consecutive
Ezk 36,10,
נוֺשָׂ֑בוּ Ezk 26,19,
נוֺשָׁ֑בֻ֯ה Jer 22,6 Participle feminine
נוֺשֶׁבֶת Ezk 26,17 ( <
נִשְׁבַּתְּ ᵐ5 Co, √
שׁבת),
נוֺשָׁ֑בֶת 2 Mos 16,35 plural
נוֺשָׁבוֺת Ezk 12,20;
Ezk 38,12 —
be inhabited, of land
2 Mos 16,35 (perhaps =
be habitable),
Jer 6,8 of cities
Jer 22,6;
Ezk 12,20;
Ezk 26,19;
Ezk 36,10 חֳרָבוֺת נוֺשָׁבוֺת Ezk 38,12 —
Ezk 26,17 see above;
Ezk 35,9 see
Qal 4. Pi`el Perfect 3 masculine plural
וְיִשְּׁבוּ טִירוֺתֵיהֶם בָּ֑ךְ Ezk 25,4 and they shall set their encampments in thee (
ᵐ5 ᵑ6 Co וְיֵשְׁבוּ inhabit.
Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular
השִׁיב Ezr 10,14, suffix
הוֺשַׁיבַנִי Klg 3,6;
Sl 143,3 1 singular
הוֺשַׁבְתִּי 3 Mos 23,33,
וְה(וֺ)שַׁבְתִּים consecutive
Hos 11,11;
Jer 32,37 וְהוֺשְׁבוֺתִים consecutive
Zak 10,6 (
Köi, 413; but probably text error, see
Thes and
GesLgb 464; read probably
וַהֲשִׁבוֺתִים as v
Zak 10,10, so
StaZAW. 1881, 21 We), etc.;
Imperfect 3 masculine singular
וַיּוֺשֵׁב 1 Mos 47,11,
וַיּוֺ֫שֶׁב 2 Kron 8,2;
Sl 107,36 suffix
וַיּוֺשִׁיבַי֯נִי 1 Kong 2,24 (
Köi, 414. 224);
וַיּשִׁיבֵם Job 36,7 1 plural
ונּ֫שֶׁב Ezr 10,2, etc.;
Imperative masculine singular
הוֺשֵׁב 1 Mos 47,6 masculine plural
ה(וֺ)שִׁיבוּ 1 Kong 21,9;
1 Kong 21,10 Infinitive construct ה(וֺ)שִׁיב 1 Sam 2,8;
Neh 13,27 הוֺשִׁיבִי Sl 113,8 (
Ol§ 123 d; read
בוֺ-, see
Che);
Participle absolute
מוֺשִׁיב Sl 68,7, construct
מוֺשִׁיבִי Sl 113,9 (
Oll.c. Gesl.c.); —
2. cause to abide (accusative of person)
at (
ב)
1 Sam 30,21.
3. a. cause to dwell, with accusative of person +
ב location
1 Sam 12,8;
2 Kong 17,6;
Hos 12,10;
1 Mos 47,6;
1 Mos 47,11 (
P),
3 Mos 23,43 (
H),
Klg 3,6;
Sl 143,3 בְּאֶרֶץ תַּחְתִיּוֺת Ezk 26,20 accusative of person omitted
2 Kong 17,24;
2 Kong 17,26 accusative of person +
שָׁם 2 Kron 8,2;
Sl 107,36 accusative of person +
עַלהַֿבָּתִּים Hos 11,11 (but read
וַהֲשִׁבֹתִים We); accusative of person omitted, with
עם person
1 Sam 2,8;
Sl 113,8 מוֺשִׁיב יְחִידִים בַּ֫יְתָה Sl 68,7 causing solitary ones to dwell in a house (or is
מוֺשִׁיב for
מֵשִׁיב Bae?); with accusative of person only
עֲקֶרֶת הַבַּיִת ׳מושׁ Sl 113,9 giving a dwelling to her that is barren of house; absolute with
לָבֶ֫טַח Jer 32,37;
Sl 4,9 absolute with
כְּקַדְמוֺתֵיכֶם Ezk 36,11. On
Zak 10,6, see above
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b. cause cities (
עָרִים)
to be inhabited Ezk 36,33;
Es 54,3.
4. marry (properly
give a dwelling to, compare
Sl 113,9), only Ezra Nehemiah, and only with accusative
נָשִׁים נָכְרִיּוֺת strange or
foreign women Ezr 10,2;
Ezr 10,10;
Ezr 10,14;
Ezr 10,17;
Ezr 10,18;
Neh 13,27 so
השִׁיבוּ נָשִׁים אַשְׁדֳּו֯דִיּוֺת Neh 13,23.
Hoph`al Perfect וְהוּשַׁבְתֶּם לְבַדְּכֶם בְּקֶרֶב הָאָ֑רֶץ Es 5,8 and ye be made to dwell alone in the midst of the land. Imperfect הָאֹמֵר לִירוּשָׁלַםִ תּוּשָׁב֑ Es 44,26 he who saith of Jerusalem, she shall be inhabited. Ezk 35,9 see
Qal 4.