Know the Word.

Hebrew word

yâshab

yaw-shab'

יָשַׁב

What it means

properly, to sit down

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

  • dwell191
  • inhabitants185
  • dwelt174
  • sat74
  • sit54
  • abode32
  • abide30
  • down24

Every place it appears 1017

Ecclesiastes10:6
Song of Solomon2:35:128:13
Daniel9:7
Obadiah1:3
Jonah3:64:5
Nahum3:8
Haggai1:4
Malachi3:3