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1 Samuel 24:8
“David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H8156 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to split or tear; figuratively, to upbraid
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- cleave, (be) cloven (footed), rend, stay.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יְשַׁסַּ֨ע — verb Piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 9 times in the Hebrew Bible.Leviticus 1:17Leviticus 11:3Leviticus 11:7Leviticus 11:26Deuteronomy 14:6
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 שָׁסַע here.
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.