A3488 — יְתִב (yethib)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: H3488
Original: יְתִב
Transliteration: yᵉthib
Pronunciation: yeth-eeb'
Part of Speech: Verb (Aramaic)
Hebrew Cognate: H3427 יָשַׁב (yashab) — to sit down, dwell, remain, inhabit
Occurrences: 5 unique verses (5 tokens) across 2 books
First Occurrence: Ezra 4:10 — "And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnappar brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria"
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

(Aramaic) corresponding to H3427 (yashab); to sit or dwell:—dwell, (be) set, sit.

Verb Stem Distribution¶

Stem	Count	Form(s)	Typical Meaning
Peal (= Qal)	4	Perfect 3ms (2×), Imperfect 3ms (1×), Participle mp (1×)	sit, dwell
Haphel (= Hiphil)	1	Perfect 3ms (1×)	cause to sit, settle, set

Notes: The peal stem covers both literal sitting (Dan 7:9) and habitual dwelling (Ezr 4:17). The single haphel occurrence (Ezr 4:10) is causative — Asnappar "settled" the deported nations in Samaria.

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Count	%
did sit	1	20%
was set	1	20%
shall sit	1	20%
and set	1	20%
dwell	1	20%

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Daniel	3	0.84
Ezra	2	0.71

Notes: Exclusively in the Aramaic portions of Daniel (ch. 2–7) and Ezra (4:8–6:18; 7:12–26). Daniel accounts for 60% of uses, all concentrated in the judgment vision of chapter 7.

Semantic Categories¶

1. Divine Judicial Enthronement¶

Daniel 7:9 — "I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment [was] white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne [was like] the fiery flame, [and] his wheels [as] burning fire."
Daniel 7:10 — "A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened."
Daniel 7:26 — "But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy [it] unto the end."

In Daniel 7, yethib describes the convening of the heavenly court. It is used three ways: the Ancient of Days personally "sitting" (v. 9, peal perfect), the judgment being "set" (v. 10, peal perfect — the court as an institution taking its seat), and the judgment "sitting" in the future (v. 26, peal imperfect — the court resuming or continuing its session to execute the verdict).

2. Settlement of Deported Peoples¶

Ezra 4:10 — "And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble Asnappar brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the rest [that are] on this side the river, and at such a time."

The haphel (causative) form: Asnappar forcibly relocated conquered peoples and "settled" them in Samaria. This is the administrative-political sense — causing a population to dwell somewhere.

3. Habitual Dwelling / Residing¶

Ezra 4:17 — "[Then] sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellor, and [to] Shimshai the scribe, and [to] the rest of their companions that dwell in Samaria, and [unto] the rest beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time."

The peal participle (yathᵉbiyn) functions as a substantive: "the ones dwelling in" — a description of ongoing residence.

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occ	Typical Pattern
נְהַר (nᵉhar)	H5103	3x (60%)	"beyond the river" — geographic marker in both Ezra and Daniel contexts
דִּין (diyn)	H1780	2x (40%)	"the judgment was set / shall sit" — yethib + diyn = court convening
נוּר (nuwr)	H5135	2x (40%)	"fiery stream" + enthroned judge — fire accompanies the divine sitting
שְׁאָר (shᵉʼar)	H7606	2x (40%)	"the rest" — remaining peoples who dwell or were settled
שׇׁמְרַיִן (Shomrayin)	H8115	2x (40%)	"Samaria" — the location where deported peoples were settled/dwell

Word Family / Cognates¶

H3427 יָשַׁב (yashab) — Hebrew cognate: to sit down, dwell, remain, inhabit. Primitive root appearing ~1,088 times across the Hebrew OT. Yethib is the Aramaic reflex of this root, with identical semantic range compressed into 5 Aramaic occurrences.

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
יָשַׁב (yashab)	H3427	sit, dwell, set	Hebrew cognate; yashab covers the entire Hebrew OT; yethib is restricted to Aramaic sections of Ezra/Daniel
דּוּר (duwr)	H1753	dwell	Aramaic verb for "dwell/reside" (7 occ., all Daniel); duwr describes habitation of beasts and people in Nebuchadnezzar's tree vision (Dan 4); yethib covers both sitting (judicial enthronement) and dwelling
שָׁכַן (shakan)	H7931	dwell	Hebrew verb emphasizing taking up residence or tabernacling; carries theological overtones of God's dwelling presence; yethib lacks this sacral dimension

LXX Mapping¶

Greek Equivalent	Co-occ	PMI	Notes
ποταμός (potamos) G4215	3	6.33	"River" — co-occurs in the "beyond the river" formula but is not a semantic equivalent of yethib itself

Note: The LXX mapping data reflects co-occurrence rather than translation equivalence. The Aramaic sections of Daniel and Ezra were not part of the original LXX translation corpus in the same way as the Hebrew OT, so direct LXX translation equivalents are limited. The Hebrew cognate H3427 yashab maps primarily to κάθημαι (kathēmai) G2521 and κατοικέω (katoikeō) G2730 in the LXX.