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מוֹשָׁב

𐤌𐤅𐤔𐤁

môwshâb

H4186 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

A settled place or habitation; the place where one resides or dwells, either on a temporary or permanent basis. Also: a seat or assembly, referring to both the physical site and the group of people associated with that place. By extension, it can refer to the duration of dwelling, a session (gathering), or the inhabitants themselves.

Semantic Range

seat, sitting, physical dwelling place, settlement, inhabited place, community or inhabitants, habitation, place of residence, duration of residence, assembly as a gathering, session

Root / Etymology

From the root יָשַׁב (y-sh-b), which means 'to sit, dwell, inhabit.' מוֹשָׁב is a nominal formation meaning 'the place of sitting/dwelling,' from the prefixed mem (מ), often used to denote the location where the root action takes place.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In earlier Israelite literature, מוֹשָׁב primarily refers to the location where individuals or communities settle, whether tents, villages, or towns—frequently used in legal or genealogical contexts to describe settlements (e.g., Numbers 15:29, 'among all your dwellings'). In Leviticus and Numbers, it marks the residential area or settlements of the Israelites and sometimes, less commonly, non-Israelites. The word can describe both temporary encampments and permanent inhabited sites. In poetic or prophetic texts, it can signify figuratively the seat or sphere of influence, or the community as a collective (the people inhabiting a place). Its semantic overlap with מִשְׁכָּן (mishkan, 'dwelling' with a nuance of 'tabernacle' or 'tent') and יֵשֶׁב (yeshev, 'dwelling, settlement', a rarer noun) should be noted. English translations often render מוֹשָׁב as 'dwelling,' 'habitation,' 'settlement,' or 'inhabited place,' but these may not capture the word's reference both to place and to communal identity. Later Hebrew and Jewish tradition sometimes further narrows the term, but this is not evident in Biblical usage.

Translation Consistency

primary "dwelling" 13 occurrences

“Dwelling” is the most natural, common English word that captures the primary sense of מוֹשָׁב as a settled place or habitation (and easily yields plural forms like “dwellings”). It fits the typical uses (settlement, place of residence, inhabited place) while remaining readable and consistent across all occurrences; rarer senses such as “seat” or “assembly” can be rendered contextually but the dominant and most usable base is “dwelling.”

Alternatives (31 occurrences):
"dwelling-place of" (12x) "dwelling-places" (11x) "dwelling-place" (3x) "seat" (3x) "seat of" (2x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or מֹשָׁב; from יָשַׁב; a seat; figuratively, a site; abstractly, a session; by extension an abode (the place or the time); by implication, population; assembly, dwell in, dwelling(-place), wherein (that) dwelt (in), inhabited place, seat, sitting, situation, sojourning.

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

ישב (Yoshiveyah) — to dwell, to settle, to inhabit, to cause to dwell

Root ישב to sit, dwell, inhabit, settle
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3143 יוֹשִׁבְיָה Yahweh causes to dwell
H3428 יֶשֶׁבְאָב Dwelling-of-a-Father
H7871 שִׁיבָה in his dwelling
H8453 תּוֹשָׁב the resident aliens
H8664 תִּשְׁבִּי the Tishbeh-dweller

Word Forms

16 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H4186-13 מוֹשְׁבֹ֣תֵי/כֶ֔ם moshevoteykhem HNcmpc/Sp2mp your dwellings your dwelling-places your dwelling-places 11
H4186-05 מוֹשַׁב֙ moshav HNcmsc of habitation dwelling-place of dwelling-place of 9
H4186-07 מוֹשָׁבֶֽ/ךָ moshavekha HNcmsc/Sp2ms is your dwelling place your dwelling-place your dwelling-place 3
H4186-14 וּ/מוֹשַׁ֣ב umoshav HC/Ncmsc and the seating and dwelling-place of and dwelling-place of 3
H4186-01 בְּ/מוֹשְׁבֹתָֽ/ם bemoshevotam HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp in their dwellings in their dwelling-places in their dwelling places 2
H4186-02 לְ/מוֹשָׁ֖ב lemoshav HR/Ncmsa for a dwelling for a dwelling-place for a dwelling place 2
H4186-09 מ֨וֹשָׁב֜/וֹ moshavo HNcmsc/Sp3ms his seat his dwelling-place his dwelling-place 2
H4186-11 מוֹשְׁבֹתָ֔/ם moshevotam HNcmpc/Sp3mp their-dwelling-places their dwelling-places their dwelling places 2
H4186-12 מוֹשְׁבֽוֹתֵי/הֶ֑ם moshevoteyhem HNcmpc/Sp3mp their-dwelling-places their dwelling-places their dwelling places 2
H4186-16 וּ/בְ/מוֹשַׁ֥ב uvemoshav HC/R/Ncmsc and in the seat and in the dwelling-place of and in the dwelling-place of 2

Occurrences in Scripture

44 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H4186-06 Genesis 10:30 מוֹשָׁבָ֖/ם moshavam HNcmsc/Sp3mp their dwelling their dwelling-place their dwelling place
H4186-07 Genesis 27:39 מֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔/ךָ moshavekha HNcmsc/Sp2ms your dwelling your dwelling-place your dwelling-place
H4186-03 Genesis 36:43 לְ/מֹֽשְׁבֹתָ/ם֙ lemoshevotam HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp according to their settlements to their dwelling-places to their dwelling places
H4186-01 Exodus 10:23 בְּ/מוֹשְׁבֹתָֽ/ם bemoshevotam HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp in their dwellings in their dwelling-places in their dwelling places
H4186-13 Exodus 12:20 מוֹשְׁבֹ֣תֵי/כֶ֔ם moshevoteykhem HNcmpc/Sp2mp your dwellings your dwelling-places your dwelling-places
H4186-14 Exodus 12:40 וּ/מוֹשַׁב֙ umoshav HC/Ncmsc and the dwelling and dwelling-place of and dwelling-place of
H4186-13 Exodus 35:3 מֹשְׁבֹֽתֵי/כֶ֑ם moshevoteykhem HNcmpc/Sp2mp your dwellings your dwelling-places your dwelling-places
H4186-13 Leviticus 3:17 מֽוֹשְׁבֹתֵי/כֶ֑ם moshevoteykhem HNcmpc/Sp2mp your-dwellings your dwelling-places your dwelling-places
H4186-13 Leviticus 7:26 מוֹשְׁבֹתֵי/כֶ֑ם moshevoteykhem HNcmpc/Sp2mp your dwellings your dwelling-places your dwelling-places
H4186-09 Leviticus 13:46 מוֹשָׁבֽ/וֹ moshavo HNcmsc/Sp3ms shall be his dwelling his dwelling-place his dwelling-place
H4186-13 Leviticus 23:3 מֽוֹשְׁבֹתֵי/כֶֽם moshevoteykhem HNcmpc/Sp2mp your dwellings your dwelling-places your dwelling-places
H4186-13 Leviticus 23:14 מֹשְׁבֹֽתֵי/כֶֽם moshevoteykhem HNcmpc/Sp2mp your dwelling places your dwelling-places your dwelling-places
H4186-04 Leviticus 23:17 מִ/מּוֹשְׁבֹ֨תֵי/כֶ֜ם mimoshevoteykhem HR/Ncmpc/Sp2mp from your dwelling places from your dwelling-places from your dwelling places
H4186-13 Leviticus 23:21 מוֹשְׁבֹ֥תֵי/כֶ֖ם moshevoteykhem HNcmpc/Sp2mp your dwellings your dwelling-places your dwelling-places
H4186-13 Leviticus 23:31 מֹֽשְׁבֹֽתֵי/כֶֽם moshevoteykhem HNcmpc/Sp2mp your dwelling places your dwelling-places your dwelling-places
H4186-05 Leviticus 25:29 מוֹשַׁב֙ moshav HNcmsc of dwelling dwelling-place of dwelling-place of
H4186-13 Numbers 15:2 מוֹשְׁבֹ֣תֵי/כֶ֔ם moshevoteykhem HNcmpc/Sp2mp of your habitations your dwelling-places your dwelling-places
H4186-07 Numbers 24:21 מֽוֹשָׁבֶ֔/ךָ moshavekha HNcmsc/Sp2ms is your dwelling place your dwelling-place your dwelling-place
H4186-01 Numbers 31:10 בְּ/מ֣וֹשְׁבֹתָ֔/ם bemoshevotam HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp where they lived in their dwelling-places in their dwelling places
H4186-13 Numbers 35:29 מוֹשְׁבֹתֵי/כֶֽם moshevoteykhem HNcmpc/Sp2mp your dwelling places your dwelling-places your dwelling-places
H4186-07 1 Samuel 20:18 מוֹשָׁבֶֽ/ךָ moshavekha HNcmsc/Sp2ms your seat your dwelling-place your seat
H4186-09 1 Samuel 20:25 מ֨וֹשָׁב֜/וֹ moshavo HNcmsc/Sp3ms his seat his dwelling-place his seat
H4186-05 1 Samuel 20:25 מוֹשַׁב֙ moshav HNcmsc the seat dwelling-place of the seat of
H4186-05 2 Samuel 9:12 מוֹשַׁ֣ב moshav HNcmsc who dwelt dwelling-place of dwelling-place of
H4186-14 1 Kings 10:5 וּ/מוֹשַׁ֣ב umoshav HC/Ncmsc and the seating and dwelling-place of and dwelling-place of
H4186-05 2 Kings 2:19 מוֹשַׁ֤ב moshav HNcmsc situation dwelling-place of dwelling-place of
H4186-13 Ezekiel 6:6 מוֹשְׁב֣וֹתֵי/כֶ֔ם moshevoteykhem HNcmpc/Sp2mp your dwelling places your dwelling-places your dwelling-places
H4186-12 Ezekiel 6:14 מוֹשְׁבֽוֹתֵי/הֶ֑ם moshevoteyhem HNcmpc/Sp3mp their-dwelling-places their dwelling-places their dwelling places
H4186-05 Ezekiel 8:3 מוֹשַׁ֔ב moshav HNcmsc was the seat dwelling-place of the seat of
H4186-05 Ezekiel 28:2 מוֹשַׁ֧ב moshav HNcmsc the seat dwelling-place of dwelling-place of
H4186-10 Ezekiel 34:13 מוֹשְׁבֵ֥י moshevey HNcmpc the dwelling places dwelling-places of dwelling places of
H4186-12 Ezekiel 37:23 מוֹשְׁבֹֽתֵי/הֶם֙ moshevoteyhem HNcmpc/Sp3mp their-dwelling-places their dwelling-places their dwelling places
H4186-02 Ezekiel 48:15 לְ/מוֹשָׁ֖ב lemoshav HR/Ncmsa for-dwelling for a dwelling-place for a dwelling place
H4186-16 Psalms 1:1 וּ/בְ/מוֹשַׁ֥ב uvemoshav HC/R/Ncmsc nor in the seat and in the dwelling-place of and in the dwelling-place of
H4186-05 Psalms 107:4 מ֝וֹשָׁ֗ב moshav HNcmsa to dwell in dwelling-place of dwelling-place of
H4186-05 Psalms 107:7 מוֹשָֽׁב moshav HNcmsa of habitation dwelling-place of dwelling-place of
H4186-16 Psalms 107:32 וּ/בְ/מוֹשַׁ֖ב uvemoshav HC/R/Ncmsc and in the seat and in the dwelling-place of and in the dwelling-place of
H4186-05 Psalms 107:36 מוֹשָֽׁב moshav HNcmsa of habitation dwelling-place of dwelling-place of
H4186-02 Psalms 132:13 לְ/מוֹשָׁ֥ב lemoshav HR/Ncmsa for a dwelling for a dwelling-place for a dwelling place
H4186-08 Job 29:7 מוֹשָׁבִֽ/י moshavi HNcmsc/Sp1cs my seat my dwelling-place my seat
H4186-11 1 Chronicles 4:33 מוֹשְׁבֹתָ֔/ם moshevotam HNcmpc/Sp3mp their settlements their dwelling-places their dwelling places
H4186-11 1 Chronicles 6:39 מוֹשְׁבוֹתָ֔/ם moshevotam HNcmpc/Sp3mp their-dwelling-places their dwelling-places their dwelling places
H4186-15 1 Chronicles 7:28 וּ/מֹ֣שְׁבוֹתָ֔/ם umoshevotam HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp and their dwellings and their dwelling-places and their dwelling places
H4186-14 2 Chronicles 9:4 וּ/מוֹשַׁ֣ב umoshav HC/Ncmsc and the seating and dwelling-place of and dwelling-place of
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