Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
sojourner
Usage: sojourner, stranger
Strong's Number
H8453
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
13
Books
7
Strong's H8453 Quick Answer
Strong's H8453 תּוֹשָׁב תּוֹשָׁב (towshab) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. towshab (to-shawb') (or toshab (1 Kings 17) n-m. 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 It has 13 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include but. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- towshab (to-shawb') (or toshab (1 Kings 17) n-m. 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
- Usage
- 13 linked usages
- Books
- 7 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- but
Meaning and Definition
towshab (to-shawb') (or toshab (1 Kings 17) n-m. 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 [from H3427] KJV: foreigner, inhabitant, sojourner, stranger. Root(s): H3427, H3427 See also: H5237, H1616, H3885
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8453. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H8453 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render towshab, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
But
Leviticus 25:40
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How Strong's H8453 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 13 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H8453 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H8453 in the Old Testament
13 indexed usages in Old Testament.
I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.
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.
Usage Excerpts
First 13 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8453.
I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.
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.
And 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.
The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine, for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
And 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.
But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile.
Moreover 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.
And 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:
These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.
And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.
Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8453, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Leviticus 7 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H8453 FAQ
What does toshab (תּוֹשָׁב) mean?
Toshab (Strong's H8453) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "resident alien". towshab (to-shawb') (or toshab (1 Kings 17) n-m. 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
How many times is toshab (תּוֹשָׁב) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 13 linked usages for Strong's H8453 across 7 books.
Where can I study toshab (תּוֹשָׁב) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8453 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate toshab (תּוֹשָׁב)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as but. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.