Strong's H8453 · Hebrew
תּוֹשָׁב
tôwshâb · /to-shawb'/
Definition
resident alien
KJV: foreigner, inhabitant, sojourner, stranger.
Root / 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)))
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered תּוֹשָׁב across 13 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
13 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Leviticus7 verses
There shall no stranger eat of the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.
Leviticus 25:6And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired servant, and for thy stranger that sojourneth with thee,
Leviticus 25:23The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me. for ever: or, to be quite cut off: Heb. for cutting off
Leviticus 25:35And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee. fallen: Heb. his hand faileth relieve: Heb. strengthen
Leviticus 25:40But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile:
Leviticus 25:45Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession.
Leviticus 25:47And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family: wax rich: Heb. his hand obtain, etc
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H8453 (tôwshâb) mean?
resident alien
How many times does H8453 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H8453 (תּוֹשָׁב) appears in 13 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “sojourner.”
How is tôwshâb translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H8453 is rendered as “sojourner” (7×), “sojourners” (2×), “stranger” (2×), “foreigner” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word תּוֹשָׁב come from?
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)))