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Exodus 12:45

“A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

תּוֹשָׁבtôwshâb · to-shawb'
H8453 · Hebrew

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)))
KJV renderings: foreigner, inhabitant, sojourner, stranger.
Grammar: תּוֹשָׁ֥ב — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HNcmsa
Usage: Occurs 14 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 23:4 Leviticus 22:10 Leviticus 25:6 Leviticus 25:23 Leviticus 25:35

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read תּוֹשָׁב here.

Verse 44 Verse 46

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.