לָ/שֶׁ֥בֶת

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

Proverbs 21:9 · Word #2

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 H3427-28

to sit-dwell

Rootישב (y-š-b)
Core Meaningssitting, settling, dwelling, remaining, inhabiting
Semantic Rangeto sit down, remain, dwell, inhabit, settle in a מקום, stay, reside, abide, continue
Conceptual Significanceיָשַׁב often marks the transition from wandering to settled life, especially Israel’s dwelling in the land. It conveys stability, permanence, and covenantal rootedness, contrasting with exile, displacement, or sojourning.
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.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

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

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H4186-01 bemoshevotam in their dwelling-places
H7626-05 beshevet in dwelling
H3427-02 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