וַ/יֵּ֨שֶׁב

𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁

vayeshev

and dwelt

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

Judges 1:21 · Word #9

Lexicon H3427

Lemmaיָשַׁב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤉𐤔𐤁
Transliterationyâshab
Strong'sH3427
In-contextand dwelt

Morphology HC/Vqw3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H3427-84

and he settled down

Morphological NotesConjunction וַ (waw consecutive) + Qal wayyiqtol imperfect 3rd masculine singular of יָשַׁב; narrative past form meaning "and he sat/dwelt."
Rendering RationaleThe verb is Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular, indicating a completed past action in narrative sequence: "and he…". "Settled down" preserves the core sense of יָשַׁב as sitting that extends into dwelling or remaining, reflecting both the physical and residential nuance of the root.

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Words from Root ישׁב (to sit, to remain, to dwell, to settle, to inhabit)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7675-01 bashavet in the dwelling
H7871-01 beshivato in his dwelling
H3427-02 beshivetam in their dwelling

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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