Hebrew word
tôwshâb
to-shawb'
תּוֹשָׁב
What it means
resident alien
Where it comes from
or תֹּשָׁב; (1 Kings 17:1), from yâshab (יָשַׁב); a dweller (but not outlandish (nokrîy (נׇכְרִי))); especially (as distinguished from a native citizen (active participle of yâshab (יָשַׁב)) and a temporary inmate (gêr (גֵּר)) or mere lodger (lûwn (לוּן)))