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מוֹשָׁב
môwshâb · Hebrew · Strong's H4186 · 44 occurrences
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.
Questions this word decides
- Does Colossians 2:16 abolish the Sabbath?
- Is the seventh-day Sabbath binding on Gentiles?
- What does Romans 14:5 mean about esteeming one day above another?
- Is the Christian Sabbath Saturday or Sunday?
Where it appears
44 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 43 verses shown.
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.