What does גֵּר · תּוֹשָׁב mean in the Bible?
גֵּר · תּוֹשָׁב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "sojourner and foreign resident".
Hebrew · H1616, H8453
גֵּר וְתוֹשָׁב
Properly, a guest ; by implication, a foreigner · a dweller but not outlandish [ 5237 ]; especially (as distinguished from a native citizen [active participle of 3427 ] and a temporary inmate [ 1616 ] or mere lodger [ 3885 ]) resident alien
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גֵּר H1616 properly, a guest ; by implication, a foreigner
Pronunciation gēr
Resident alien with limited rights; vulnerable person requiring legal protection and covenantal care
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תּוֹשָׁב H8453 a dweller but not outlandish [ 5237 ]; especially (as distinguished from a native citizen [active participle of 3427 ] and a temporary inmate [ 1616 ] or mere lodger [ 3885 ]) resident alien
Pronunciation twōšāb
Resident alien with established domicile, legally distinct from temporary lodger or native citizen.
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What does גֵּר וְתוֹשָׁב (ger ve-toshav) mean in the Bible?
גֵּר · תּוֹשָׁב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "sojourner and foreign resident".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1616, H8453?
H1616, H8453 is connected to 106 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. sojourner and foreign resident
Strong's H1616, H8453
Lexical occurrences 106 verses Source Gloss
sojourner and foreign resident
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain