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Lexicon :: Strong's H8453 - tôšāḇ

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תּוֹשָׁב
Transliteration
tôšāḇ
Pronunciation
to-shawb'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 922d

Strong’s Definitions

תּוֹשָׁב tôwshâb, to-shawb'; or תֹּשָׁב tôshâb; (1 Kings 17:1), from H3427; a dweller but not outlandish [H5237]; especially (as distinguished from a native citizen [active participle of H3427] and a temporary inmate [H1616] or mere lodger [H3885]) resident alien:—foreigner, inhabitant, sojourner, stranger.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's H8453 in the following manner: sojourner (9x), stranger (3x), foreigner (1x), inhabitant (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's H8453 in the following manner: sojourner (9x), stranger (3x), foreigner (1x), inhabitant (1x).

  1. sojourner, stranger

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תּוֹשָׁב tôwshâb, to-shawb'; or תֹּשָׁב tôshâb; (1 Kings 17:1), from H3427; a dweller but not outlandish [H5237]; especially (as distinguished from a native citizen [active participle of H3427] and a temporary inmate [H1616] or mere lodger [H3885]) resident alien:—foreigner, inhabitant, sojourner, stranger.
STRONGS H8453: Abbreviations
† תּוֺשָׁב noun masculineLeviticus 25:45 sojourner, only P (H) and late; absolute ת׳ Genesis 23:4 + 6 times; construct תּוֺשַׁב Leviticus 22:10; suffix תּוֺשָֽׁבְךָ Leviticus 25:6; plural תּוֺשָׁבִים Leviticus 25:6 + 2 times; construct תּשָׁבֵי 1 Kings 17:1, but read תִּשְׁבֶּה (which see) Greek Version of the LXX Ew Th Hi; — sojourner, apparently of a more temporaty and dependent (Leviticus 22:10; 25:6) kind than the גֵּר (with which it is often joined): || שָׂכִיר Exodus 12:45 (P), Leviticus 22:10 (כֹּהֵן ת׳ a priest's sojourner), Leviticus 25:6, 40 (all H); הַתּוֺשָׁבִים הַגָּרִים עִמָּכֶם Leviticus 25:45 (with participle גָּר also Leviticus 25:6); with עִם, also Leviticus 25:47 (twice in verse) (H); with בְּתוֺךְ Numbers 35:15 (P). Figurative of one enjoying only a temporary tenure, with עִם Genesis 23:4, with י׳ Leviticus 25:23; Psalm 39:13, with לִפְנֵי 1 Chronicles 29:15. — 1 Kings 17:1 see above.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

23:4; 23:4

Exodus

12:45

Leviticus

22:10; 22:10; 22:10; 25:6; 25:6; 25:6; 25:6; 25:6; 25:23; 25:40; 25:45; 25:45; 25:47

Numbers

35:15

1 Kings

17:1; 17:1

1 Chronicles

29:15

Psalms

39:13

H8453

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8453 matches the Hebrew תּוֹשָׁב (tôšāḇ),
which occurs 14 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 23:4 - “Here I am, a stranger and a foreigner among you. Please sell me a piece of land so I can give my wife a proper burial.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:45

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:45 - Temporary residents and hired servants may not eat it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:10 - “No one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offerings. Even guests and hired workers in a priest’s home are not allowed to eat them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:6 - But you may eat whatever the land produces on its own during its Sabbath. This applies to you, your male and female servants, your hired workers, and the temporary residents who live with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:23 - “The land must never be sold on a permanent basis, for the land belongs to me. You are only foreigners and tenant farmers working for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:35 - “If one of your fellow Israelites falls into poverty and cannot support himself, support him as you would a foreigner or a temporary resident and allow him to live with you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:40 - Treat him instead as a hired worker or as a temporary resident who lives with you, and he will serve you only until the Year of Jubilee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:45

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:45 - You may also purchase the children of temporary residents who live among you, including those who have been born in your land. You may treat them as your property,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 25:47

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 25:47 - “Suppose a foreigner or temporary resident becomes rich while living among you. If any of your fellow Israelites fall into poverty and are forced to sell themselves to such a foreigner or to a member of his family,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:15 - These cities are for the protection of Israelites, foreigners living among you, and traveling merchants. Anyone who accidentally kills someone may flee there for safety.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:1 - Now Elijah, who was from Tishbe in Gilead, told King Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives—the God I serve—there will be no dew or rain during the next few years until I give the word!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:15

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:15 - We are here for only a moment, visitors and strangers in the land as our ancestors were before us. Our days on earth are like a passing shadow, gone so soon without a trace.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:12 - Hear my prayer, O LORD!
Listen to my cries for help!
Don’t ignore my tears.
For I am your guest—
a traveler passing through,
as my ancestors were before me.
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