Psalms 24:1 — Word Study
WLCלַֽ֭יהוָה הָאָ֣רֶץ וּמְלוֹאָ֑הּ תֵּ֝בֵ֗ל וְיֹ֣שְׁבֵי בָֽהּ׃
BSAA Psalmmizmôwr of DavidDâvid The earthʼerets [land, territory] [is] the LORD’sYᵉhôvâh [Yehovah, the self-existent God] and the fullness thereofmᵉlôʼ [abundance, everything needed] the worldtêbêl [inhabited earth, creation] and all who dwellyâshab [reside, inhabit]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| לַֽ֭יהוָה | [belongs] to Yahweh | Preposition, noun proper |
| הָאָ֣רֶץ | the earth | Particle, noun common feminine singular absolute |
| וּמְלוֹאָ֑הּ | and what fills it | Conjunction, noun common masculine singular construct, suffix |
| תֵּ֝בֵ֗ל | [the] world | Noun common, feminine singular absolute |
| וְיֹ֣שְׁבֵי | and [those who] dwell | Conjunction, verb qal participle (active) masculine plural common |
| בָֽהּ׃ | in it | Preposition, suffix |
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| BSB | The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein. |
| KJV | The earth is the LORD’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. |
| ASV | The earth is Jehovah’s, and the fulness thereof; The world, and they that dwell therein. |
| YLT | A Psalm of David. To Jehovah [is] the earth and its fulness, The world and the inhabitants in it. |
| WEB | The earth is Yahweh’s, with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell in it. |
| BBE | The earth is the Lord's, with all its wealth; the world and all the people living in it. |
The translations agree here, consistently affirming that the earth and its fullness belong to the LORD.
The sentence is structured with a main clause followed by additional phrases that elaborate on the subject of God's ownership.
8 commentators on this verse
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Every word here is used elsewhere in the Old Testament.
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Deep Study — Psalms 24:1
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Context — The Sovereignty of God Over Creationgenerated
Psalm 24:1 states that the earth and everything within it belongs to the LORD, emphasizing His authority over all creation. The psalmist asserts that God is the creator and owner of the world, which is a central theme throughout the Psalms. This declaration sets the stage for understanding God's relationship with His creation and His people, as seen in the subsequent verses that discuss who may approach Him.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Psalm 50:12 | If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is Mine, and the fullness thereof. |
| 2 | Exodus 9:29 | Moses said to him, “When I have left the city, I will spread out my hands to the LORD. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth is the LORD’s. |
| 3 | Exodus 19:5 | Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine. |
| 4 | Deuteronomy 10:14 | Behold, to the LORD your God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, and the earth and everything in it. |
| 5 | 1 Chronicles 29:11 | Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom, and You are exalted as head over all. |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 11 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — יְהוָה, la.Yah.wehgenerated
The name יְהוָה (Yehovah) is the proper name of the God of Israel, signifying His self-existent and eternal nature. It is often rendered as 'the LORD' in English translations. This name carries deep significance in the Jewish faith and is used throughout the Old Testament to denote God's covenant relationship with His people.
In this verse, it highlights the concept that everything belongs to God, reinforcing His sovereignty and authority over the earth and its fullness.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main clause is established with the finite verb יֹ֣שְׁבֵי, dwell, which governs the entire sentence. The structure emphasizes God's ownership of the earth, with multiple phrases elaborating on what this entails: the earth itself, its fullness, and the inhabitants.
The Hebrew word order places emphasis on the subject, הָאָ֣רֶץ (the earth), followed by the predicate, which includes the fullness and the world, creating a clear declaration of God's dominion.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
In the Septuagint, יְהוָה is rendered as ψαλμὸς (psalmos), which indicates a focus on the psalmic nature of the text rather than a direct translation of the name. This choice reflects the Greek translators' intent to convey the poetic and worshipful context of the psalm.
The translation shows a consistent understanding of God's sovereignty, aligning with the Hebrew text while adapting it for a Greek-speaking audience.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Psalm 24:1 tells us that the earth belongs to the LORD, along with everything in it and everyone who lives there. This verse emphasizes God's authority over all creation, reminding us that He is the creator and owner of the world.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
It means that God has complete ownership and authority over the earth and everything in it.
It emphasizes His sovereignty and control over creation, which is a central theme in the Bible.
It highlights that we are all inhabitants of His creation and under His authority.
It reminds us to be responsible caretakers of the earth, recognizing that it ultimately belongs to God.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- How does understanding that the earth belongs to the LORD affect my view of creation?
- In what ways can I honor God as the creator and owner of the world?
- What responsibilities do I have as a steward of the earth?
- How can I remind myself and others of God's sovereignty in my daily life?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
Early Church Fathers comment on this verse to illustrate God's sovereignty and ownership of creation, drawing from the text to support their theological arguments.
The foolish person counts as his own possession that which never actually belongs to him, seemingly ignorant in his greed that “the earth is the Lord’s,Early Church Fathers on Psalms 24 →
He is Lord of the whole world. He is its Lord, however, not by wresting authority or by depriving anyone else of lordship but by personally creating it and leading it from nonbeing into being.Early Church Fathers on Psalms 24 →
This verse teaches about God’s kingdom to come, in which he will reign over all. And in order to make known that as maker and natural Lord he will reign over it, he said [in the next verse], “He is its foundations.”Early Church Fathers on Psalms 24 →
Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Psalms 24:1 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThe earth [is] the Lord's, and the fulness thereof,.... The whole universe, all the terraqueous globe, both land and water, and the circumambient air, and all that is therein; the fishes of the sea,
Read John Gill on Psalms 24 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryThe earth is the LORD's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. This psalm refers primarily to David's bringing the ark up to Zion (2 Samuel 6:1-15).
Read Robert Jamieson on Psalms 24 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BiblePsalms 24 THE This Psalm is generally and probably thought to have been composed by David, upon that solemn occasion of brining the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the tabernacle which David had built for it, 2 Samuel 6; wherein he hath a further prospect, even to the temple, which he earnestly desired and intended to build, and which he knew would be built by his son. And when this was done, and the ark brought into it, this Psalm was to be sung, and indeed to this time it seems chiefly directed. For David’ s Psalms were not only used by himself upon the first occasions for which he made them, but they were committed to the prefects of sacred music, for the use of the church in…
Read Matthew Poole on Psalms 24 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New TestamentsPsalms 24:1 « A Psalm of David. » The earth [is] the LORD’ S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.A Psalm of David] The Greek addeth, of the first day of the week (because wont to be sung in the temple on that day), which is now the Christian sabbath, in memory of Christ’ s resurrection and rule over all, which is here celebrated. Ver. 1. The earth is the Lord’ s and the fulness thereof] He alone is the true proprietary, Job 41:11 Deuteronomy 10:14, and the earth is Marsupium Domini, as one saith, the Lord’ s great purse; the keeping whereof he hath committed to the sons of men, Psalms 115:16; like as also he hath given the heavenly bodies to all peoples…
Read John Trapp on Psalms 24 →Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(1) The Lord’s.—The majesty of Jehovah as Lord of the universe is a reason to the psalmist for insisting on rectitude and sincerity in those who become His worshippers. St. Paul uses the same truth, referring to this place (1 Corinthians 10:26), to show that all things are innocent and pure to the pure; so that a Christian (apart from a charitable regard for the weak) may eat whatever is sold in the shambles, without troubling himself to inquire whether it has been offered to idols or not.
Read Charles John Ellicott on Psalms 24 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BiblePSALM XXIV The Lord is Sovereign Ruler of the universe, 1, 2. The great question, Who is fit to minister to the Lord in his own temple? 3-6. The glory of God in his entrance into his temple, 7-10. NOTES ON PSALM XXIV It is probable that this Psalm was composed on occasion of bringing the ark from the house of Obed-edom to Mount Sion, and the questions may respect the fitness of the persons who were to minister before this ark: the last verses may refer to the opening of the city gates in order to admit it. As many of the expressions here are nearly the same with those in Psalms 15, I must refer to that place for their particular illustration; though it is most likely that the two Psalms…
Read AdamClarke on Psalms 24 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges1, 2. The unique Majesty of Him Who comes to take possession of His chosen dwelling-place. His sovereignty is not limited to a single nation or a single country. He is the Lord of all the world, for He is its Creator.
Read Cambridge on Psalms 24 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleThe earth is the Lord’s - The whole world belongs to God. He is the Creator of the earth, and therefore, its Proprietor; or, in other words, “the property vests in him.” It belongs to Him in a sense
Read Albert Barnes on Psalms 24 →The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company
Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.
Modern formal
The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.
The earth is Yahweh’s, with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell in it.
A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and all who dwell therein.
The Lord owns the earth and all it contains, the world and all who live in it.
Tyndale line
The earth is the LORD’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
The earth is Jehovah’s, and the fulness thereof; The world, and they that dwell therein.
The earth is the LORD’S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
A Psalm of David. The earth is the LORD'S, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
A Psalme of David. The earth is the Lordes, and all that therein is: the worlde and they that dwell therein.
Strictly literal
The earth is Jehovah's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
A Psalm of David. To Jehovah [is] the earth and its fulness, The world and the inhabitants in it.
A PSALM OF DAVID. To YHWH [is] the earth and its fullness, || The world and the inhabitants in it.
“Of David a psalm.” Unto the Lord belongeth the earth with what filleth it, the world and they that dwell therein;
The earth is Yahweh's, and its fullness, the world, and all who live in it.
From the Latin
Unto the end, a psalm for David. To thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul.
Simplified
The earth is the Lord's, and everything that is in it belongs to him. The world is his, and everyone who lives there.
The earth is the Lord's, with all its wealth; the world and all the people living in it.
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran
The Masoretic Text and the Septuagint agree on the wording of this verse, confirming the ownership of the earth by the LORD. The Dead Sea Scrolls also align closely with the Masoretic Text, though some words were supplied by an editor due to damage.
לַֽ֭יהוָה הָאָ֣רֶץ וּמְלוֹאָ֑הּ תֵּ֝בֵ֗ל וְיֹ֣שְׁבֵי בָֽהּ׃
6 of the 6 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.
[לדוד] [מזמור] ליהוה [הארץ] [ומלוא׳ה] [תבל] [וישבי] [ב׳ה]
1 word on the leather — 7 supplied entire by an editor.
Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Psalms 24:1
One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.
Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.
יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) is the proper name of the God of Israel, often rendered as Jehovah or the Lord. It signifies the self-existent or eternal nature of God. The name is closely associated with the revelation to Moses in Exodus 3:12-15 and is used in conjunction with other terms to denote sacred places. Some scholars suggest it derives from a root meaning 'to bring into being.'
יהוה c. 6823 i.e. יַהְוֶה n.pr.dei Yahweh, the proper name of the God of Israel—(1. MT יְהֹוָה 6518 (Qr אֲדֹנָי), or יֱהֹוִה 305 (Qr אֱלֹהִים) 2. Many recent scholars explain יַהְוֶה as Hiph. of הוה (= היה) the one bringing into being, life-giver)
יהוה is not used by E in Gn, but is given Ex 3:12-15 as the name of the God who revealed Himself to Moses at Horeb
יהוה is used with אלהים and suffixes, especially in D
the phrase † אֲנִי יהוה is noteworthy
יהוה is also used with several predicates, to form sacred names of holy places of Yahweh
base
H3068 יהוה i.e. יַהְוֶה n. pr. dei Yahweh, the proper name of the God of Israel
3068 Yhovah yeh-ho-vaw'
from 1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish
national name of God:--Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
see HEBREW for 01961
see HEBREW for 03050
see HEBREW for 03069
יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) — LORD.
Jehovah = "the existing One"
1) the proper name of the one true God
1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of a.do.na (אֲדֹנָי "Lord" H0136)
יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) — The Lord.
Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)
יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) — (Jerusalem of) the Lord.
Combined with ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)
Prep | N-proper — Preposition · noun properHR/Npt
אֶ֫רֶץ (erets) is a feminine noun meaning 'earth' or 'land.' It encompasses various meanings, including the whole earth, specific territories like Canaan, and even inhabitants of the land. It can refer to soil, ground, or regions, and is used in phrases related to distance and the living. There is a note on the plural form אֲרָצוֹת, which mainly appears in later texts to denote multiple lands.
אֶ֫רֶץ n. f. & (seld.) m. earth, land
earth, whole earth (opp. to a part)
earth, opp. to heaven, sky
earth = inhabitants of earth
land =
country, territory
district, region
trial territory
piece of ground
specif. land of Canaan, or Israel
= inhabitants of land
used even of Shᵉʼôl
ground, surface of ground
soil, as productive
אֶרֶץ in phrases
people of the land
in measurements of distance
the country of the plain, level or plain country
land of the living
end(s) of the earth
pl. אֲרָצוֹת is almost wholly late; it denotes lands, countries, often in contrast to Canaan, lands of the nations, etc.
base
H776 אֶ֫רֶץ n. f. & (seld.) m. earth, land . . earth, whole earth (opp. to a part)
. earth, opp. to heaven, sky
. earth = inhabitants of earth
. land = . country, territory
. district, region
. trial territory
. piece of ground
. specif. land of Canaan, or Israel
. = inhabitants of land
. used even of Shᵉʼôl
. . ground, surface of ground
. soil, as productive
. אֶרֶץ in phrases . people of the land
. in measurements of distance
. the country of the plain, level or plain country
. land of the living
. end(s) of the earth
. pl. אֲרָצוֹת is almost wholly late; it denotes lands, countries, often in contrast to Canaan, lands of the nations, etc.
776 'erets eh'-rets
from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth
(at large, or partitively a land):--X common, country, earth,
field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.
אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) — land: country/planet.
: country/field
1) land, earth
1a) earth
1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part)
1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven)
1a3) earth (inhabitants)
1b) land
1b1) country, territory
1b2) district, region
1b3) tribal territory
1b4) piece of ground
1b5) land of Canaan, Israel
1b6) inhabitants of land
1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world
1b8) city (-state)
1c) ground, surface of the earth
1c1) ground
1c2) soil
1d) (in phrases)
1d1) people of the land
1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance)
1d3) level or plain country
1d4) land of the living
1d5) end(s) of the earth
1e) (almost wholly late in usage)
1e1) lands, countries
1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan
אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) — land: soil.
: soil
1) land, earth
1a) earth
1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part)
1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven)
1a3) earth (inhabitants)
1b) land
1b1) country, territory
Art | N-cs — Particle · noun common feminine singular absoluteHTd/Ncfsa
urth ('adhamah, 'erets, 'aphar; ge, oikoumene):
In a hilly limestone country like Palestine, the small amount of iron oxide in the rocks tends to be oxidized, and thereby to give a prevailing reddish color to the soil. This is especially the case on relatively barren hills where there is little organic matter present to prevent reddening and give a more blackish tinge.
'Adhamah (compare 'adham, "a man," and Adam) is from 'adham, "to be red," and is used in the senses: "earth" (Ex 20:24), "land" (Ps 105:35), a "land" or country (Isa 14:2), "ground" (Ge 4:11), "the earth" (Ge 7:4).
Earth
(1.) In the sense of soil or ground, the translation of the word adamah’. In Gen. 9:20 “husbandman” is literally “man of the ground or earth.” Altars were to be built of earth (Ex. 20:24). Naaman asked for two mules’ burden of earth (2 Kings 5:17), under the superstitious notion that Jehovah, like the gods of the heathen, could be acceptably worshipped only on his own soil.
(2). As the rendering of ’erets, it means the whole world (Gen. 1:2); the land as opposed to the sea (1:10). Erets also denotes a country (21:32); a plot of ground (23:15); the ground on which a man stands (33:3); the inhabitants of the earth (6:1; 11:1); all the world except Israel (
The term is used in two widely-different senses: (1) for the material of which the earth’s surface is composed; (2) as the name of the planet on which man dwells. The Hebrew language discriminates between these two by the use of separate terms, adamah for the former, erets for the latter. Adamah is the earth in the sense of soil or ground, particularly as being susceptible of cultivation. (Genesis 2:7) Erets is applied in a more or less extended sense-- (1) to the whole world, (Genesis 1:1) (2) to land as opposed to sea, (Genesis 1:10) (3) to a country, (Genesis 21:32) (4) to a plot of ground, (Genesis 23:15) and (5) to…
In both Hebrew and Greek the same word is used to denote the earth as a whole, and a particular land. Only the context can enable us to decide in which of these senses it is to be taken in a given passage.
Thus in Mt 27:45 we might, so far as the original word is concerned, render either "there was darkness over all the land," or over all the earth. The expression "all the earth" is sometimes used hyperbolically for a large portion of it, Ezr 1:2. The word is used of the whole world, etc. In a moral sense, earthly is opposed to what is heavenly, spiritual and holy, Joh 3:31 1Co 15:47 Col 3:2
מְלֹא (melo') refers to 'fulness' or 'that which fills.' It encompasses various meanings, including a handful, mass, or multitude. The term appears in contexts that highlight both literal and figurative senses of fullness, such as in Ezekiel 41:8. There are no significant disagreements among the lexicons regarding its meanings.
מְלֹא, [מְלוֹא] n.m. fulness, that which fills
fulness of hand (= handful)
mass of shepherds; multitude of nations
base
H4393 מְלֹא, מְלוֹא fulness, that which fills
4393 mlo' mel-o'
rarely mlowf {mel-o'}; or mlow (Ezekiel 41:8), {mel-o'}; from
4390; fulness (literally or figuratively):--X all along, X
all that is (there-)in, fill, (X that whereof...was) full,
fulness, (hand- )full, multitude.
see HEBREW for 04390
מְלֹא (me.lo) — fullness.
1) fulness, that which fills
1a) fulness, handful
1b) mass, multitude
1c) fulness, that which fills, entire contents
1d) full length, full line
Conj | N-ms | Suff — Conjunction · noun common masculine singular construct · suffixHC/Ncmsc/Sp3fs
תֵּבֵל (tebel) means 'world' and is derived from a root meaning 'to be moist.' It refers to the earth as a habitable place, encompassing both the globe and its inhabitants, and can specifically denote regions like Babylonia and Palestine. The entries consistently highlight its connection to the concept of a productive, inhabited land.
תֵּבֵל n.f. world (perh. orig. as productive)
base
H8398 תֵּבֵל world
8398 tebel tay-bale'
from 2986; the earth (as moist and therefore inhabited); by
extension, the globe; by implication, its inhabitants;
specifically, a partic. land, as Babylonia,
Palestine:--habitable part, world.
see HEBREW for 02986
תֵּבֵל (te.vel) — world.
world
N-fs — Noun common · feminine singular absoluteHNcfsa
The earth on which we dwell, 1Sa 2:8; its inhabitants, Joh 3:16, or a large number of them, Joh 12:19. In several places it is equivalent to "land," meaning the Roman Empire, or Judea and its vicinity, Lu 2:1 4:3 Ac 11:28. It also denotes the objects and interests of time and sense, Ga 6:14 1Jo 2:15.
→ See EARTH
יָשַׁב (yashab) is a Hebrew verb meaning to sit, remain, or dwell. It encompasses a range of actions from simply sitting down to more complex ideas like establishing a home or causing a place to be inhabited. The entries indicate various forms, including Qal (to sit), Niphal (to be inhabited), and Hiphil (to cause to dwell). There is an Aramaic equivalent, יְתִב (ye.tiv), meaning 'to dwell'.
יָשַׁב 1090 vb. sit, remain, dwell
Qal
sit
sit, sit down
sit down
sit = be set (as a jewel)
remain, stay, tarry
with special emphasis of qualifying phr.
dwell, have one’s abode
of a land or city, sit, abide, seated in its place, fig. for be inhabited
Niph. be inhabited, of land
Pi. and they shall set their encampments in thee
Hiph.
cause to sit
cause to abide
cause to dwell
cause cities to be inhabited
marry (prop. give a dwelling to)
Hoph. and ye be made to dwell alone in the midst of the land
base
H3427 יָשַׁב sit, remain, dwell
3427 yashab yaw-shab'
a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as
judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to
remain; causatively, to settle, to marry:--(make to)
abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease
self, endure, establish, X fail, habitation, haunt, (make to)
inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, X marry(-ing),
(bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(- tle),
(down-)sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate),
take, tarry.
יָשַׁב (ya.shav) — to dwell.
1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to sit, sit down
1a2) to be set
1a3) to remain, stay
1a4) to dwell, have one's abode
1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited
1c) (Piel) to set, place
1d) (Hiphil)
1d1) to cause to sit
1d2) to cause to abide, set
1d3) to cause to dwell
1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited
1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to)
1e) (Hophal)
1e1) to be inhabited
1e2) to make to dwell
Aramaic equivalent: ye.tiv (יְתִב "to dwell" H3488)
Conj | V-Qal — Conjunction · verb qal participle (active) masculine plural commonHC/Vqrmpc
dwel:
(1) In the Old Testament "dwell" is a translation of 9 words, of which by far the most frequent is yashabh, "to sit down," translated "dwell" over 400 times (Ge 4:20; Jos 20:4; 1Ch 17:1,4,5, etc.); also very frequently "sit," and sometimes "abide," "inhabit," "remain." Another word often rendered "dwell" is shakhan or shakhen ("to settle down"), from which is derived the rabbinic word shekhinah (literally, "that which dwells"), the light on the mercy-seat which symbolized the Divine presence (Ex 25:8, etc.). In order to avoid appearing to localize the Divine Being, wherever God is said to "dwell" in a place, the Targum renders that He "causes His Shekinah to dwell"…
Dwell
Tents were in primitive times the common dwellings of men. Houses were afterwards built, the walls of which were frequently of mud (Job 24:16; Matt. 6:19, 20) or of sun-dried bricks.
God “dwells in light” (1 Tim. 6:16; 1 John 1:7), in heaven (Ps. 123:1), in his church (Ps. 9:11; 1 John 4:12). Christ dwelt on earth in the days of his humiliation (John 1:14). He now dwells in the hearts of his people (Eph.…
הָ (ha) — her.
Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 3rd person feminine singular
HR/Sp3fs — Preposition · suffixHR/Sp3fs