Lexical Definition

‎יְתִב‎ yᵉthib (yeth-eeb') to dwell ^A:V
(Aramaic) corresponding to ‎יָשַׁב‎

dwell, (be) set, sit.

• to sit or dwell

1) to sit, dwell
1a) (P'al) to sit, be seated
1b) (Aphel) to cause to dwell

Extended Information

Aramaic of: יָשַׁב

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Hebrew form: יָשַׁב
‎יְתִב‎ (K^{§ 25 a}) β)) verb sit, dwell (ᵑ7 Syriac; see Biblical Hebrew ‎ישׁב‎); —

Pe`al 1. sit, be seated: Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎יְתִב‎ Dan 7:9 and (of judgment = the judge) vDan 7:10, so Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יִתִּ֑ב‎ (K^{§ 43.1.Beisp. b}), compare Biblical Hebrew ‎יֵשֵׁב‎) Dan 7:26.

2. dwell, Participle plural absolute ‎יָתְבִין‎ Ezra 4:17 (‎ב‎ location). Haph`el cause to dwell: Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎הוֺתֵב‎ Ezra 4:10 (accusative + ‎ב‎ location).

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