שֶׁ֥בֶת

𐤔𐤁𐤕

shevet

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 25:24 · Word #2

Lexicon H3427

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

Morphology HVqc 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 H7626-21

branch-staff

Rootשבט (š-b-ṭ)
Core Meaningsbranching off, rod, staff, scepter, tribal division
Semantic Rangerod for striking or discipline, shepherd’s staff, ruler’s scepter, measuring stick, and figuratively a clan or tribe as a branch of a larger people.
Conceptual Significanceשֵׁבֶט links physical authority (the rod or scepter) with social structure (the tribe as a branch of Israel). It conveys both governance and lineage, portraying each tribe as an offshoot of the covenant family and emphasizing ordered authority within the community.
Morphological NotesCommon masculine singular noun (absolute or construct state in the cited forms). No pronominal suffix; number and gender are singular masculine.
Rendering RationaleThe noun שֵׁבֶט is a masculine singular form (absolute or construct), so the rendering reflects a singular concrete object. "Branch-staff" preserves the probable root idea of something that branches off (a shoot or offshoot) and its physical expression as a rod or staff, from which the figurative sense of a tribal branch develops.

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Words from Root שבט (branching off, rod, staff, scepter, tribal division)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7626-01 bashavet in the branch-staff
H7626-02 bashevet with the rod
H7626-04 beshivetey among the staff-tribes of
H7626-05 bishevatayv among his branch-tribes
H7626-07 hashevatim the branch-tribes
H7626-08 hashevet the branch-tribe
H7626-09 leshevet for a rod
H7626-10 leshivetey to the branch-tribes of
H7626-11 leshiveteyhem to their branch-tribes
H7626-12 leshiveteykhem to your branch-clans
H7626-13 lishevatayv to his branch-tribes
H7626-14 lishevateykha for your branch-tribes
H7626-15 mishavet from a branch-tribe
H7626-16 mishivetey from the branch-staff tribes of
H7626-18 shevateyha her branch-tribes
H7626-19 shevateykha your branch-tribes
H7626-22 shivetey branch-tribes of
H7626-23 shiveteykhem your branch-tribes
H7626-24 shiveto his branch-rod
H7626-26 uveshevet and in the rod-of
H7626-27 vashevet in the rod
H7626-28 vehashevet and the branch-staff
H7626-29 veshevet a branch-staff
H7626-30 veshivetey and branch-staffs of

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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