Strong's Lexicon

H8453

H8453 — תּוֹשָׁב תּוֹשָׁב

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewtowshabnoun mascOccurrences: 14TWOT: 922d

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H8453
Word:	תּוֹשָׁב תּוֹשָׁב
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from H3427
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	14
Transliteration:	towshab
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	to-shawb' (or toshab (1 Kings 17) n-m.
Meaning:	1. a dweller (but not outlandish (H5237)) 2. especially (as distinguished from a native citizen (active participle of H3427) and a temporary inmate (H1616) or mere lodger (H3885)) resident alien
KJV Renderings:	foreigner, inhabitant, sojourner, stranger.

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BDB3783

תּוֺשָׁב noun masculine^{Lev 25:45} sojourner, only P ( H ) and late; absolute ׳ ת Gen 23:4 + 6 t; construct תּוֺשַׁב Lev 22:10 suffix תּוֺשָֽׁבְךָ Lev 25:6 plural תּוֺשָׁבִים Lev 25:6 + 2 t.; construct תּשָׁבֵי 1Kgs 17:1, but read תִּשְׁבֶּה (q. v.) ᵐ5 Ew Th Hi; — sojourner, apparently of a more temporary and dependent (Lev 22:10 ; Lev 25:6) kind than the גֵּר (with which it is often joined): || שָׂכִיר Exod 12:45 ( P ), Lev 22:10 (כֹּהֵן ׳ ת apriest's sojourner), Lev 25:6; Lev 25:40 (all H ); הַתּוֺשָׁבִים הַגָּרִים עִמָּכֶם Lev 25:45 (c. participle גָּר also Lev 25:6); with עִם, also Lev 25:47 (twice in verse) ( H ); with בְּתוֺךְ Num 35:15 ( P ). Figurative of one enjoying only a temporary tenure, with עִם Gen 23:4, with ׳ י Lev 25:23; Ps 39:13, with לִפְנֵי 1Chr 29:15. — 1Kgs 17:1 see above

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke