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1 Samuel 20:24

“So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

סָתַרçâthar · saw-thar'
H5641 · Hebrew

Definition: to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: be absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, [idiom] surely.
Grammar: וַ — conjunction
יִּסָּתֵ֥ר — verb Niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/VNw3ms
Usage: Occurs 82 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 4:14 Genesis 31:49 Exodus 3:6 Numbers 5:13 Deuteronomy 7:20

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read סָתַר here.

Verse 23 Verse 25

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.