לָ/שֶׁ֣בֶת

𐤋/𐤔𐤁𐤕

lashevet

to dwell

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, [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.

H3427

Exodus 2:21 · Word #3

Lexicon H3427

Lemmaיָשַׁב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤉𐤔𐤁
Transliterationyâshab
Strong'sH3427
In-contextto dwell

Morphology HR/Vqc All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...")

SIBI-P1 H3427-29

to sit-dwell

Morphological NotesQal infinitive construct of יָשַׁב with prefixed preposition ל ("to"). The Qal stem expresses the simple, active sense: to sit, remain, or dwell.
Rendering RationaleThe form לָשֶׁבֶת is a Qal infinitive construct of יָשַׁב with prefixed ל, meaning "to sit" in its basic sense and by extension "to dwell" or "to settle." The rendering "to sit-dwell" preserves the concrete image of sitting (the root idea) while reflecting its extended sense of settled habitation in the simple (Qal) stem.

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Words from Root ישב (sitting, settling, dwelling, remaining, inhabiting)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H4186-01 bemoshevotam in their dwelling-places
H3427-01 beshevet in dwelling
H3427-03 beshivetekha in your sitting down

Word Usage (1092 occurrences of H3427)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 4:16 וַ/יֵּ֥שֶׁב vayeshev dwelt
Genesis 4:20 יֹשֵׁ֥ב yoshev those who dwell
Genesis 11:2 וַ/יֵּ֥שְׁבוּ vayeshevu and they settled
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