What does תּוֹשָׁב (twōšāb) mean in the Bible?
תּוֹשָׁב (twōšāb): Resident alien with established domicile, legally distinct from temporary lodger or native citizen.
Hebrew · H8453
תּוֹשָׁב
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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תּוֹשָׁב H8453
Pronunciation twōšāb
What does תּוֹשָׁב (twōšāb) mean in the Bible?
תּוֹשָׁב (twōšāb): Resident alien with established domicile, legally distinct from temporary lodger or native citizen.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8453?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include or stranger (2), - (1), a stranger (1), A temporary resident (1), and an outsider (1).
Where does תּוֹשָׁב (twōšāb) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 23:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (8), 1 Chronicles (1), 1 Kings (1), Exodus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It or stranger 2× Leviticus 25:35, Numbers 35:15
- 1× Leviticus 25:47
a stranger 1× Psalms 39:12
A temporary resident 1× Exodus 12:45
and an outsider 1× Genesis 23:4
and residents 1× Leviticus 25:23
and strangers 1× 1 Chronicles 29:15
foreigners 1× Leviticus 25:45
may the guest 1× Leviticus 22:10
or foreigner 1× Leviticus 25:6
or temporary resident 1× Leviticus 25:40
residing 1× Leviticus 25:47
who was among the settlers 1× 1 Kings 17:1
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Genesis 23:4 וְתוֹשָׁ֥ב to and an outsider Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 12:45 תּוֹשָׁ֥ב to A temporary resident Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 22:10 תּוֹשַׁ֥ב to may the guest Noun - masculine singular construct Leviticus 25:6 וּלְתוֹשָׁ֣בְךָ֔ to or foreigner Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Leviticus 25:23 וְתוֹשָׁבִ֛ים to and residents Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Leviticus 25:35 וְתוֹשָׁ֛ב to or stranger Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 25:40 כְּתוֹשָׁ֖ב to or temporary resident Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 25:45 הַתּוֹשָׁבִ֜ים to foreigners Article | Noun - masculine plural Leviticus 25:47 וְתוֹשָׁב֙ to residing Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 25:47 תּוֹשָׁב֙ to - Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 23:4
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 7
Genesis 1 Exodus 1 Leviticus 8 Numbers 1 1 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 Psalms 1
Source forms
הַתּוֹשָׁבִ֜ים 1x hat·tō·wō·šā·ḇîm Leviticus 25:45
וְלַתּוֹשָׁב֙ 1x wə·lat·tō·wō·šāḇ Numbers 35:15
וּלְתוֹשָׁ֣בְךָ֔ 1x ū·lə·ṯō·wō·šā·ḇə·ḵā Leviticus 25:6
וְתוֹשָׁ֥ב 1x wə·ṯō·wō·šāḇ Genesis 23:4
וְתוֹשָׁ֛ב 1x wə·ṯō·wō·šāḇ Leviticus 25:35
וְתוֹשָׁב֙ 1x wə·ṯō·wō·šāḇ Leviticus 25:47
וְתוֹשָׁבִ֛ים 1x wə·ṯō·wō·šā·ḇîm Leviticus 25:23
וְתוֹשָׁבִ֖ים 1x wə·ṯō·wō·šā·ḇîm 1 Chronicles 29:15
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 3x Genesis 23:4, Leviticus 25:35, Leviticus 25:47
Noun - masculine singular 3x Exodus 12:45, Leviticus 25:47, Psalms 39:12
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 2x Leviticus 25:23, 1 Chronicles 29:15
Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Leviticus 25:45
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 1x Leviticus 25:6
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Numbers 35:15
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Leviticus 22:10
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 1x Leviticus 25:40
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Resident alien with established domicile, legally distinct from temporary lodger or native citizen.
Source Gloss
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
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Resident alien with established domicile, legally distinct from temporary lodger or native citizen.
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 BDB: sojourner Usage: foreigner, inhabitant, sojourner, stranger.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
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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