יושבתי

𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤉

yvshvty

who 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

Lamentations 4:21 · Word #5

Lexicon H3427

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

Morphology HVqrfsc All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation r — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H3427-142

the dwelling-woman of

Rootישב (y-š-b)
Core Meaningssitting, dwelling, remaining, settling, abiding
Semantic Rangeto sit, remain, dwell, inhabit, reside, settle, abide, be enthroned, establish residence
Conceptual SignificanceThe root ישב expresses settled presence and established habitation, often tied to covenantal dwelling in the land, communal stability, or enthronement. As a participle, it portrays an ongoing state of abiding or settled life within a defined relational context.
Morphological NotesQal active participle, feminine singular, construct (HVqrfsc). The construct state links this participle to a following noun, expressing relationship ("of").
Rendering RationaleThe form is a Qal active participle feminine singular in the construct state, indicating "a dwelling (female) of…" or "the woman who dwells of…" in relation to a following noun. "Dwelling-woman" preserves the root sense of sitting/abiding (ישב) while reflecting the feminine singular participial form and its construct linkage.

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

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H4186-01 bemoshevotam in their dwelling-places
H3427-02 beshivetekha in your sitting down
H3427-03 beshivetekhem in your dwelling (you men)

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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