H3427 – yashab – יָשַׁב – to sit; fig. to settle, dwell
- Strong’s ID:
- H3427
- Hebrew Word:
- יָשַׁב
- Transliteration:
- yâshab / yashab
- Pronunciation:
- yaw-shab’
- Part of Speech:
- verb
- Etymology:
- a primitive root
- Equivalents:
- G2523, to sit; fig., to settle
- Usage Count:
- 1,088
- Search:
- Find “yashab” in the Bible (Old Testament)
Equip God’s People Hebrew Lexicon
1) literally: to sit
2) figuratively: to settle, dwell
Word Picture:
The Hebrew words “yashab” can mean “to occupy a position” with permanence (i.e., “settling down”) or a temporary state (e.g., “sojourning”). However, its meaning isn’t just physical, but can denote an emotional, spiritual, or even a judicial state. It can carry the concept of not just of sitting, but of abiding or living, even reflecting a chosen lifestyle or disposition. Consider how God “dwells” among His people, or how judges “sit” in courts.
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Strong’s Hebrew Lexicon
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:—(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.