Yashab, “To dwell,” Strong’s H3427

The first occurrence.

And Cain went out from the presence of YHVH, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. Gen 4:16

The primitive root.

Strong’s H3427 ישב yashab, a primitive root meaning, “to sit down.”

yud י = closed hand, thus work, throw, worship
shin ש = two front teeth, thus sharp, press, eat, two, again
bet ב = house, thus house, household, family, in, within

The story: When work (yud) is ended, we press (shin) into the house (bet), to sit down at the end of our day of labor. We sit down and dwell in the place we make our home.

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