וַיֵּשְׁבוּ תַחְתָּם
Properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell , to remain ; causatively, to settle , to marry · the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of , etc.
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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
תַּחַת H8478 the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of , etc.
What does וַיֵּשְׁבוּ תַחְתָּם (wayyēshəḇû taḥtām) mean in the Bible?
יָשַׁב · תַּחַת is a Hebrew phrase meaning "properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell , to remain ; causatively, to settle , to marry". properly, to sit down (specifically as judge.
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Meaning
Word Origins
וַיֵּשְׁבוּ תַחְתָּם is a primitive root — no further derivation.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.