Strong’s H8453
תּוֹשָׁב — tôwshâb
תּוֹשָׁב (tôwshâb, Strong’s H8453) means: resident alien.
resident alien
- H8453
- /to-shawb'/
- 14× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- tôwshâb
- Pronunciation
- to-shawb'
- Occurrences
- 14
Meaning
- Hebrew
- תּוֹשָׁב
- Definition
- resident alien
- Derivation
- or תֹּשָׁב; (1 Kings 17:1), from H3427 (יָשַׁב); a dweller (but not outlandish (H5237 (נׇכְרִי))); especially (as distinguished from a native citizen (active participle of H3427 (יָשַׁב)) and a temporary inmate (H1616 (גֵּר)) or mere lodger (H3885 (לוּן)))
- King James Version renders it as
- foreigner, inhabitant, sojourner, stranger.
Derived from
- יָשַׁב yâshabH3427 · to sit down (specifically as judge. in a · 1092×
- נׇכְרִי nokrîyH5237 · strange · 46×
- גֵּר gêrH1616 · a guest · 92×
- לוּן lûwnH3885 · to stop · 87×
Where it appears
The first verses that use tôwshâb (14 times in all).
Sources
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