wṯb / Semitic roots

Examples of words with the root wṯb: moshav, yeshiva.

wṯb

To sit, dwell.

a. moshav, from Hebrew môšāb, seat, dwelling;;
b. yeshiva, from Hebrew yəšîbâ, sitting, session, academy. Both a and b from yāšab(< *waṯaba), to sit, dwell..
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