Zechariah 14:11

Lexical meaning

Definition

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry

Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV renderings

(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.

Grammar

• וְ — conjunction
• יָ֣שְׁבוּ — verb Qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural

Code HC/Vqq3cp

Usage

Occurs 1,092 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 4:16Genesis 4:20Genesis 11:2Genesis 11:31Genesis 13:6

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 יָשַׁב here.