מוֹשָׁב

môwshâb · Hebrew · Strong's H4186 · 44 occurrences

The KJV renders 7 different Hebrew and Greek words as “assembly”

What it means

a seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode (the place or the time); by implication, population

or מֹשָׁב; from H3427 (יָשַׁב);

How the KJV renders it

assembly, dwell in, dwelling, wherein dwelt, inhabited place, seat, sitting, situation, sojourning

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“assembly”

also renders ekklēsía (G1577), synagōgḗ (G4864), ʼăçuppâh (H627), miqrâʼ (H4744), ʻătsârâh (H6116), qᵉhillâh (H6952)

“dwelling”

also renders katoíkēsis (G2731), zᵉbûwl (H2073), mâgûwr (H4033), mᵉdôwr (H4070), mâkôwn (H4349), nâveh (H5116)

“seat”

also renders kathédra (G2515), thrónos (G2362), yâshab (H3427), kiççêʼ (H3678), shebeth (H7675), tᵉkûwnâh (H8499)

“dwell in”

also renders enoikéō (G1774), zᵉbûwl (H2073)

“situation”

also renders nôwph (H5131)

“sojourning”

also renders paroikía (G3940)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

44 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 43 verses shown.

1 Chronicles 4:33 · HNcmpc/Sp3mp

and all their villages that were around the same cities, as far as Baal. These were their settlements, and they kept their genealogy.

1 Chronicles 6:54 · HNcmpc/Sp3mp

Now these are their dwelling places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the first lot),

1 Chronicles 7:28 · HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp

Their possessions and settlements were Bethel and its towns, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer with its towns; Shechem also and its towns, to Azzah and its towns;

1 Kings 10:5 · HC/Ncmsc

the food of his table, the sitting of his servants, the attendance of his officials, their clothing, his cup bearers, and his ascent by which he went up to Yahweh’s house, there was no more spirit in her.

1 Samuel 20:18 · HNcmsc/Sp2ms

Then Jonathan said to him, “Tomorrow is the new moon, and you will be missed, because your seat will be empty.

1 Samuel 20:25 · HNcmsc

The king sat on his seat, as at other times, even on the seat by the wall; and Jonathan stood up, and Abner sat by Saul’s side, but David’s place was empty.

2 Chronicles 9:4 HC/Ncmsc2 Kings 2:19 HNcmsc2 Samuel 9:12 HNcmscExodus 10:23 HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mpExodus 12:20 HNcmpc/Sp2mpExodus 12:40 HC/NcmscExodus 35:3 HNcmpc/Sp2mpEzekiel 6:6 HNcmpc/Sp2mpEzekiel 6:14 HNcmpc/Sp3mpEzekiel 8:3 HNcmscEzekiel 28:2 HNcmscEzekiel 34:13 HNcmpcEzekiel 37:23 HNcmpc/Sp3mpEzekiel 48:15 HR/NcmsaGenesis 10:30 HNcmsc/Sp3mpGenesis 27:39 HNcmsc/Sp2msGenesis 36:43 HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mpJob 29:7 HNcmsc/Sp1csLeviticus 3:17 HNcmpc/Sp2mpLeviticus 7:26 HNcmpc/Sp2mpLeviticus 13:46 HNcmsc/Sp3msLeviticus 23:3 HNcmpc/Sp2mpLeviticus 23:14 HNcmpc/Sp2mpLeviticus 23:17 HR/Ncmpc/Sp2mpLeviticus 23:21 HNcmpc/Sp2mpLeviticus 23:31 HNcmpc/Sp2mpLeviticus 25:29 HNcmscNumbers 15:2 HNcmpc/Sp2mpNumbers 24:21 HNcmsc/Sp2msNumbers 31:10 HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mpNumbers 35:29 HNcmpc/Sp2mpPsalm 1:1 HC/R/NcmscPsalm 107:4 HNcmsaPsalm 107:7 HNcmsaPsalm 107:32 HC/R/NcmscPsalm 107:36 HNcmsaPsalm 132:13 HR/Ncmsa

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.