תּוֹשָׁב

tôwshâb [to-shawb'] Noun

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H8453

a dweller but not outlandish [ 5237 ]; especially (as distinguished from a native citizen [active participle of 3427 ] and a temporary inmate [ 1616 ] or mere lodger [ 3885 ]) resident alien

KJV usage: foreigner, inhabitant, sojourner, stranger.

Etymology: or תֹּשָׁב ; (1 Kings 17:1), from 3427 ;

Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

. Usage: foreigner, inhabitant, sojourner, stranger. foreigner, inhabitant, sojourner, stranger.

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