Hebrew · H3427, H3898

תֵּשֵׁב לִלְחוֹם

Properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell , to remain ; causatively, to settle , to marry · to feed on ; figuratively, to consume ; by implication, to battle (as destruction)

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יָשַׁב H3427 properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell , to remain ; causatively, to settle , to marry

Pronunciation yāšaḇ

To sit stably encompasses judicial authority, habitation, and covenantal establishment of presence and permanence.

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לָחַם H3898 to feed on ; figuratively, to consume ; by implication, to battle (as destruction)

Pronunciation lāḥam

To consume or devour, either literally as food or figuratively as destructive conflict and warfare.

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What does תֵּשֵׁב לִלְחוֹם (teshev lilchom) mean in the Bible?

יָשַׁב · לָחַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "sit to eat, sit to dine".

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What does יָשַׁב · לָחַם mean in the Bible?

יָשַׁב · לָחַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "sit to eat, sit to dine".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3427, H3898?

H3427, H3898 is connected to 1,269 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. sit to eat, sit to dine

Strong's H3427, H3898

Lexical occurrences 1,269 verses Word forms 4 forms 559 references

Source Gloss

sit to eat, sit to dine

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups 4 Aligned forms 559

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 544×

Participle active 1Chr 2:55 · 1Chr 5:8 · 1Chr 8:13 · 1Chr 11:4 · 1Chr 11:5 · 1Chr 13:6 · 1Chr 17:1 · 1Chr 20:1 · 1Chr 22:18 · 1Kgs 1:48 · 1Kgs 3:6 · 1Kgs 3:17 · 1Kgs 8:25 · 1Kgs 13:11 · 1Kgs 13:14 · 1Kgs 13:20 345×

Imperfect 1Kgs 1:13 · 1Kgs 1:17 · 1Kgs 1:20 · 1Kgs 1:24 · 1Kgs 1:27 · 1Kgs 1:30 · 1Kgs 7:8 · 1Kgs 8:27 · 1Sam 5:7 · 1Sam 27:5 · 2Chr 6:18 · Deut 23:17 · Ezek 44:3 · Isa 30:19 · Isa 65:22 · Jer 30:18 97×

Perfect 1Chr 2:55 · 1Chr 4:23 · 1Chr 5:11 · 1Chr 5:23 · 1Chr 7:29 · 1Chr 8:28 · 1Chr 8:29 · 1Chr 8:32 · 1Chr 9:3 · 1Chr 9:34 · 1Chr 9:35 · 1Chr 9:38 · 1Sam 25:13 · Deut 2:10 · Deut 2:12 · Deut 2:20 68×

Sequential imperfect 1Chr 19:5 · 2Kgs 25:24 · 2Sam 10:5 · Exod 16:29 · Exod 24:14 · Gen 22:5 · Gen 34:10 · Jer 13:18 · Jer 40:9 · Num 22:19 · Ruth 4:2 · 2Kgs 2:2 · 2Kgs 2:4 · 2Kgs 2:6 · 2Sam 11:12 · Gen 20:15 24×

Infinitive construct 1Sam 7:2 · Deut 1:6 · Prov 21:19 · Prov 25:24 · Ps 127:2 · Ps 133:1 6×

Jussive Gen 44:33 · Lam 3:28 · Gen 47:4 3×

Infinitive absolute 1Sam 20:5 1×

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 7×

Participle passive Ezek 26:17 · Ezek 38:12 · Jer 22:6 3×

Perfect Ezek 26:19 · Jer 22:6 · Jer 6:8 3×

Participle active Exod 16:35 1×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 7×

Perfect Ezra 10:18 · Neh 13:23 · Lev 23:43 3×

Participle active Ps 68:7 · Ps 113:9 2×

Sequential imperfect Gen 47:6 1×

Imperfect Isa 54:3 1×

Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 1×

Imperfect Isa 44:26 1×

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