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תּוֹשָׁב

tôwshâb · to-shawb'Hebrew · H8453

Derivation

or תֹּשָׁב; (1 Kings 17:1), from H3427 (יָשַׁב); a dweller (but not outlandish (H5237 (נׇכְרִי))); especially (as distinguished from a native citizen (active participle of H3427 (יָשַׁב)) and a temporary inmate (H1616 (גֵּר)) or mere lodger (H3885 (לוּן)))

Meaning

resident alien

In the King James Version

foreigner, inhabitant, sojourner, stranger.

Translated as

sojourner (7), stranger (2), foreigner (1), strangers (1), inhabitants (1), sojourners (1)

Where it appears

Found in 12 verses

Genesis
23:4
Exodus
12:45
Numbers
35:15
1 Kings
17:1
1 Chronicles
29:15
Psalms
39:12

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