שֶׁבֶת
shebeth · sheh'-beth
properly, session; but used also concretely, an abode or locality
Lexicon
Derivation: infinitive of H3427 (יָשַׁב);
properly, session; but used also concretely, an abode or locality
- properly, session
- but used also concretely, an abode or locality
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: place, seat. Compare H3429 (יֹשֵׁב בַּשֶּׁבֶת).
Letters
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › the house, what is within › the mark, the covenant sign
To consume, to destroy of the house, what is within of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שֶׁבֶת 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
6 occurrences · 6 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- in the same place1 · 25%
- in the seat1 · 25%
- of the seat1 · 25%
- and cause the seat1 · 25%
Where it is used, by book.
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.