יְתִב
yᵉthib · yeth-eeb'
to sit or dwell
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H3427 (יָשַׁב);
to sit or dwell
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: dwell, (be) set, sit.
Letters
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the hand that works › the mark, the covenant sign › the house, what is within
The hand that works of the mark, the covenant sign of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of יְתִב above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and set1 · 20%
- that dwell1 · 20%
- did sit1 · 20%
- was set1 · 20%
- shall sit1 · 20%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.