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יָשַׁב
yâshab · Hebrew · Strong's H3427 · 1082 occurrences
The KJV renders 36 different Hebrew and Greek words as “take”
What it means
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
a primitive root;
How the KJV renders it
abide, continue, cause to, make to dwell, ease self, endure, establish, habitation, haunt, inhabit, make to keep, lurking, place, remain, return, seat, set, downsitdown, still, ting down, tinguate, take, tarry
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“take”
also renders epiphérō (G2018), déchomai (G1209), proslambánō (G4355), apolambánō (G618), poiéō (G4160), aporphanízō (G642), syllambánō (G4815), piázō (G4084), katéchō (G2722), dídōmi (G1325), apaírō (G522), ekbállō (G1544), harpázō (G726), drássomai (G1405), synaírō (G4868), metalambánō (G3335), kratéō (G2902), prosdéchomai (G4327), ʼâbad (H6), gâzâh (H1491), dâbaq (H1692), châzaq (H2388), châsaph (H2834), yâhab (H3051), nâçag (H5253), nâtsal (H5337), nᵉsâʼ (H5376), ʻâbar (H5674), ʻădâʼ (H5709), ʻâsâh (H6213), tsûwd (H6679), qᵉbal (H6902), râbâh (H7235), tâmak (H8551), tâphas (H8610)
“set”
also renders hístēmi (G2476), títhēmi (G5087), keîmai (G2749), apostéllō (G649), dídōmi (G1325), taktós (G5002), kathízō (G2523), dýnō (G1416), kathístēmi (G2525), tássō (G5021), yâhab (H3051), yânach (H3240), yâçad (H3245), yâtsab (H3320), yᵉthib (H3488), môwʻêd (H4150), mâlêʼ (H4390), mᵉnâʼ (H4483), nâthan (H5414), ʻâsâh (H6213), pâqad (H6485), qûwm (H6966), râkab (H7392), sûwm (H7761), shîyth (H7896), shâkan (H7931)
“place”
also renders tópos (G5117), periochḗ (G4042), chōríon (G5564), opḗ (G3692), ʼăthar (H870), bayith (H1004), zûwr (H2114), yânach (H3240), kôl (H3605), kên (H3653), mârôwm (H4791), nᵉchath (H5182), nâthan (H5414), çâbîyb (H5439), ʻômed (H5977), pethach (H6607), tsîyâh (H6723), tsâphan (H6845), shebeth (H7675), shâkan (H7931)
“continue”
“tarry”
“cause to”
“habitation”
also renders oikētḗrion (G3613), katoikía (G2733), épaulis (G1886), skēnḗ (G4633), katoikētḗrion (G2732), zᵉbûwl (H2073), ṭîyrâh (H2918), mâkôwn (H4349), mᵉkûwrâh (H4351), mᵉkêrâh (H4380), mâʻôwn (H4583), mishkan (H4907), nâʼâh (H4999), nâveh (H5116)
“remain”
also renders perileípō (G4035), perisseúō (G4052), ménō (G3306), diaménō (G1265), apoleípō (G620), lûwn (H3885), nûwach (H5117), shâʼar (H7604), shᵉʼêrîyth (H7611), shâkan (H7931), shâqad (H8245), sârad (H8277), sârîyd (H8300)
“still”
“abide”
“establish”
“endure”
“return”
also renders epanérchomai (G1880), anastréphō (G390), epanágō (G1877), anakámptō (G344), analýō (G360), shânâh (H8138), tûwb (H8421)
“seat”
“make to dwell”
also renders shâkan (H7931)
“inhabit”
also renders shâkan (H7931)
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Where it appears
1082 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Chronicles 2:55 · HVqp3cp
The families of scribes who lived at Jabez: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and the Sucathites. These are the Kenites who came from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab.
1 Chronicles 4:23 · HC/Vqrmpc
These were the potters, and the inhabitants of Netaim and Gederah; they lived there with the king for his work.
1 Chronicles 4:28 · HC/Vqw3mp
They lived at Beersheba, Moladah, Hazarshual,
1 Chronicles 4:40 · HTd/Vqrmpa
They found rich, good pasture, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceful, for those who lived there before were descended from Ham.
1 Chronicles 4:41 · HC/Vqw3mp
These written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and struck their tents and the Meunim who were found there; and they destroyed them utterly to this day, and lived in their place, because there was pasture there for their flocks.
1 Chronicles 4:43 · HC/Vqw3mp
They struck the remnant of the Amalekites who escaped, and have lived there to this day.
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Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.