יְשַׁבְתֶּם

𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤌

yâshab

you dwelt

To sit, to remain, to dwell; most commonly, to take up residence in a place, inhabit, or to settle. Frequently used in both literal and figurative contexts: literally to sit, to take a seat, and more often in extended sense, of dwelling or residing in a location, either temporarily or permanently. Also used for continuing in a condition or position. In the causative stem, to cause to settle or dwell, to establish (often of populations or cities). Rarely, to marry in the sense of 'taking up home' (especially in the context of men marrying, i.e., settling with a wife).

H3427

Leviticus 18:3 · Word #5

Lexicon H3427

Lemmaיָשַׁב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤉𐤔𐤁
Transliterationyâshab
Strong'sH3427
DefinitionTo sit, to remain, to dwell; most commonly, to take up residence in a place, inhabit, or to settle. Frequently used in both literal and figurative contexts: literally to sit, to take a seat, and more often in extended sense, of dwelling or residing in a location, either temporarily or permanently. Also used for continuing in a condition or position. In the causative stem, to cause to settle or dwell, to establish (often of populations or cities). Rarely, to marry in the sense of 'taking up home' (especially in the context of men marrying, i.e., settling with a wife).

Morphology HVqp2mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation p — Perfect — Completed action
Person 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural

Common Translation

Phraseyou dwelt

SIBI-P1 Translation H3427-134

you settled

Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem, perfect (completed action), 2nd person masculine plural.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal stem expresses the simple active action of the root י־ש־ב, whose core sense is to sit or settle oneself. The perfect 2nd person masculine plural form indicates a completed action performed by 'you' (masculine plural), hence 'you settled.'

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