What does יָשַׁב · פָּנִים · יְהֹוָה mean in the Bible?
יָשַׁב · פָּנִים · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "those dwelling before the LORD".
Hebrew · H3427, H6440, H3068
יֹשְׁבִים לִפְנֵי יְהוָה
Properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell , to remain ; causatively, to settle , to marry · the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition ( before , etc.) · (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
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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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פָּנִים H6440 the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition ( before , etc.)
יְהֹוָה H3068 (the) self- Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah , Jewish national name of God
Pronunciation YHWH
God's self-existence and eternity marked by the covenantal name revealing His unchanging, personal relationship with Israel
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What does יֹשְׁבִים לִפְנֵי יְהוָה (yōšĕḇîm lip̄nê YHWH) mean in the Bible?
יָשַׁב · פָּנִים · יְהֹוָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "those dwelling before the LORD".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3427, H6440, H3068?
H3427, H6440, H3068 is connected to 9,740 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. those dwelling before the LORD
Source Gloss
those dwelling before the LORD
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×
Word Origins
יֹשְׁבִים לִפְנֵי יְהוָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
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