90 occurrences

'Sat' in the Bible

Then she went and sat down nearby, about a bowshot away, for she said, “I can’t bear to watch the boy die!” So as she sat nearby, she wept loudly.

Verse ConceptsMaternal LoveDepression, SymptomsLove, And The WorldFear, Of DeathNot Seeing PeopleSoliloquyFear Of DeathOthers MourningDeath Of A ChildDeath Of A Motherdistance

Now Rachel had taken Laban’s household idols, put them in the saddlebag of the camel, and sat on them. Laban searched the whole tent but found nothing.

Verse ConceptsHousehold GodsPeople Sitting DownSeeking For Concrete ThingsNot Findinghidingstatues

Then they sat down to eat a meal. They looked up, and there was a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying aromatic gum, balsam, and resin, going down to Egypt.

Verse ConceptsBalmsCaravansHerbs And SpicesMoney, Uses OfMyrrhPerfumeTradeTravelCamelsCommercePeople EatingSitting In Fellowship

So she took off her widow’s clothes, veiled her face, covered herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that, though Shelah had grown up, she had not been given to him as a wife.

Verse ConceptsClothing, Kinds OfGrowing UpClothing OneselfPeople Stripping OffSitting In The GatewaydisguisesUsing RoadsDistinctive ClothingGiving In Marriage

When Jacob was told, “Your son Joseph has come to you,” Israel summoned his strength and sat up in bed.

Verse ConceptsBedsGay Marriage

When Pharaoh heard about this, he tried to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in the land of Midian, and sat down by a well.

Verse ConceptsDanger, PhysicalFugitivesSittingPeople Sitting DownAttempting To Kill Specific People

Now at midnight the Lord struck every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat on his throne to the firstborn of the prisoner who was in the dungeon, and every firstborn of the livestock.

Verse ConceptsLivestockDungeonsDeath penaltyPrisonersRetributionThroneAnger Of God, Examples OfMiracles Of Moses And AaronMidnightDeath Of The FirstbornGod KillingKilling Domesticated AnimalsGreat And SmallImprisonmentsBoth Men And Animals KilledAngel Of DeathGod Killed The PeoplesFamily Death

The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in the land of Egypt, when we sat by pots of meat and ate all the bread we wanted. Instead, you brought us into this wilderness to make this whole assembly die of hunger!”

Verse ConceptsIngratitudeMeatSelf PityCynicismDying In The WildernessDesire For DeathPlenty In EgyptNo FoodGod Might Kill His PeoplePots For Cooking And EatingDying In The Desert WeedComplaininghungerpot

When Moses’ hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat down on it. Then Aaron and Hur supported his hands, one on one side and one on the other so that his hands remained steady until the sun went down.

Verse ConceptsSittingSunsetsPeople Sitting DownOther Supportingtired

The next day Moses sat down to judge the people, and they stood around Moses from morning until evening.

Verse ConceptsMoses, Significance OfSittingStandingSitting To TeachPeople Involved In JudgementFrom Morning Till Evening

The Angel of the Lord came, and He sat under the oak that was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash, the Abiezrite. His son Gideon was threshing wheat in the wine vat in order to hide it from the Midianites.

Verse ConceptsAgriculture, TermsAppearances Of God In OtGrainThreshingWheatWinepressWarriorsOaksActing In Secretgideon

So they sat down and the two of them ate and drank together. Then the girl’s father said to the man, “Please agree to stay overnight and enjoy yourself.”

Verse ConceptsEnjoyment, Material ThingsSittingPeople Who Delayed

They stopped to go in and spend the night in Gibeah. The Levite went in and sat down in the city square, but no one took them into their home to spend the night.

Verse ConceptsHospitality, Examples OfInhospitalityCity SquaresNot Welcoming PeopleStaying Temporarily

The whole Israelite army went to Bethel where they wept and sat before the Lord. They fasted that day until evening and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to the Lord.

Verse ConceptsFasting, Nature OfAsceticism, TypesPrayer, Practicalities OfSacrifice, In OtUnhappinessWeepingArk Of The Covenant, EventsAction Until EveningFasting

So the people went to Bethel and sat there before God until evening. They wept loudly and bitterly,

Verse ConceptsShrinesSittingVoicesWeepingAction Until Evening

At mealtime Boaz told her, “Come over here and have some bread and dip it in the vinegar sauce.” So she sat beside the harvesters, and he offered her roasted grain. She ate and was satisfied and had some left over.

Verse ConceptsBread, As FoodGrainMealsPoverty, Attitudes TowardsSittingVinegarWineRemaining Food

Boaz went to the gate of the town and sat down there. Soon the family redeemer Boaz had spoken about came by. Boaz called him by name and said, “Come over here and sit down.” So he went over and sat down.

Verse ConceptsGatesSitting In The Gateway

Then Boaz took 10 men of the town’s elders and said, “Sit here.” And they sat down.

Verse ConceptsTownTen People

So David hid in the field.At the New Moon, the king sat down to eat the meal.

Verse ConceptsSittingHiding From PeopleEating Meathiding

He sat at his usual place on the seat by the wall. Jonathan sat facing him and Abner took his place beside Saul, but David’s place was empty.

Verse ConceptsCustomWallsEmpty ThingsPeople Sitting DownSide Of People

He refused, saying, “I won’t eat,” but when his servants and the woman urged him, he listened to them. He got up off the ground and sat on the bed.

Verse ConceptsLost AppetiteBeds

Then King David went in, sat in the Lord’s presence, and said,Who am I, Lord God, and what is my house that You have brought me this far?

Verse ConceptsHumilityModestyPrayer, Advice For EffectivePrayer, Practicalities OfSittingPeople Sitting DownI Am UnimportantFamily LoveLove And Familymindfulness

So the king got up and sat in the gate, and all the people were told: “Look, the king is sitting in the gate.” Then they all came into the king’s presence.Meanwhile, each Israelite had fled to his tent.

Verse ConceptsSittingAssembling IsraelSitting In The GatewayPeople Sitting DownIsrael Fleeing

Solomon sat on the throne of his father David, and his kingship was firmly established.

Verse ConceptsHeirsKingsSolomon, Life OfStability

So Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him about Adonijah. The king stood up to greet her, bowed to her, sat down on his throne, and had a throne placed for the king’s mother. So she sat down at his right hand.

Verse ConceptsQueensRespect, For Human BeingsThroneRight Sides

The two wicked men came in and sat opposite him. Then the wicked men testified against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones.

Verse ConceptsCriminalsTwo WitnessesTwo WitnessesCursing GodKilling Named Individuals

He took the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king from the Lord’s temple. They entered the king’s palace by way of the guards’ gate. Then Joash sat on the throne of the kings.

Verse ConceptsThrone

Jehoash rested with his fathers, and Jeroboam sat on his throne. Jehoash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

Verse ConceptsList Of Kings Of Israel

Then King David went in, sat in the Lord’s presence, and said,Who am I, Lord God, and what is my house that You have brought me this far?

Verse ConceptsPeople Sitting Down

Solomon sat on the Lord’s throne as king in place of his father David. He prospered, and all Israel obeyed him.

Verse ConceptsSolomon, Life OfThrone

When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and robe, pulled out some of the hair from my head and beard, and sat down devastated.

Verse ConceptsMantlesCloaksClothing, Tearing OfBeardsHairsDressTrimming Facial HairHair PluckingThose Who Tore Clothes

Everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel gathered around me, because of the unfaithfulness of the exiles, while I sat devastated until the evening offering.

Verse ConceptsReverence, And God's NatureMiscegenation (racial Intermarriage)TremblingAction Until Evening

So all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered in Jerusalem within the three days. On the twentieth day of the ninth month, all the people sat in the square at the house of God, trembling because of this matter and because of the heavy rain.

Verse ConceptsRainWeather, God's Sovereignty OverMonth 9Groups TremblingWeather Causing Sufferings

The couriers left, spurred on by royal command, and the law was issued in the fortress of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink, while the city of Susa was in confusion.

Verse ConceptsConfusion, Examples OfPuzzlement

Then Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself while he sat among the ashes.

Verse ConceptsAshesAshes Of Humiliation

Then they sat on the ground with him seven days and nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw that his suffering was very intense.

Verse ConceptsGriefWeeksSeven DaysSitting In FellowshipIndividuals Being SilentLosing Friendsgrieving

Look to the barren heights and see.Where have you not been immoral?You sat waiting for them beside the highwayslike a nomad in the desert.You have defiled the landwith your prostitution and wickedness.

Verse ConceptsNomadsUsing RoadsPolluting The LandSpiritual HarlotrySex Between NationsThings On High

I never sat with the band of revelers,and I did not celebrate with them.Because Your hand was on me, I sat alone,for You filled me with indignation.

Verse ConceptsHand Of GodEvil AssociationsIsolated PersonsAngry Peoplemockerslonliness

When the officials of Judah heard these things, they went from the king’s palace to the Lord’s temple and sat at the entrance of the New Gate.

Verse ConceptsSitting In The GatewayNamed Gates

All the officials of the king of Babylon entered and sat at the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer, Samgar, Nebusarsechim the Rab-saris, Nergal-sharezer the Rab-mag, and all the rest of the officials of Babylon’s king.

Verse ConceptsSitting In The GatewayNamed Gates

I came to the exiles at Tel-abib, who were living by the Chebar Canal, and I sat there among them stunned for seven days.

Verse ConceptsRivers And StreamsWeeksPeople AppalledRivers As Places Of Prayer

Some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of me.

Verse Conceptselders, as community leadersSynagogueSitting At The Feet

In the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, some of Israel’s elders came to consult the Lord, and they sat down in front of me.

Verse ConceptsSynagogueDay 10Month 5Sitting At The Feet

You sat on a luxurious couch with a table spread before it, on which you had set My incense and oil.

Verse ConceptsTables

When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, put on sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

Verse ConceptsCoveringAshesRobesThroneOuter GarmentsPeople Stripping OffAshes Of Humiliationjonah

Jonah left the city and sat down east of it. He made himself a shelter there and sat in its shade to see what would happen to the city.

Verse ConceptsWaitingBoothsPeople Sitting Downjonah

Are you better than Thebesthat sat along the Nilewith water surrounding her,whose rampart was the sea,the river her wall?

Verse ConceptsThings SurroundingFigurative WallsSea Dwellers

Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while the whole crowd stood on the shore.

Verse ConceptsMultitudesCrowdsBoatsPopularitySittingPopularity Of ChristBeachesSitting To Teachgathering

and when it was full, they dragged it ashore, sat down, and gathered the good fish into containers, but threw out the worthless ones.

Verse ConceptsBaskets, Uses OfOccupationsThrowing AwayWicked Described AsBeachesFullness Of The KingdomPulling ThingsPeople Sitting DownDistinguishingGood Or BadFish

Moving on from there, Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee. He went up on a mountain and sat there,

Verse ConceptsRetirementSitting To TeachMoving Onlakes

They brought the donkey and the colt; then they laid their robes on them, and He sat on them.

Verse ConceptsAnimal OffspringRiding DonkeysAutomobiles

Again He began to teach by the sea, and a very large crowd gathered around Him. So He got into a boat on the sea and sat down, while the whole crowd was on the shore facing the sea.

Verse ConceptsCrowdsLargenessBoatsSitting To TeachChrist Teachinglakes

So they sat down in ranks of hundreds and fifties.

Verse ConceptsFiftiesOne HundredReclining To Eatgroups

and told them, “Go into the village ahead of you. As soon as you enter it, you will find a young donkey tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.

Verse ConceptsOpposite SidesUnusedBinding As Animals

Then they brought the donkey to Jesus and threw their robes on it, and He sat on it.

Verse ConceptsRiding Donkeys

Then after speaking to them, the Lord Jesus was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God.

Verse ConceptsGospel, Historical Foundation OfJesus Christ, Ascension OfExaltation Of ChristRight SidesGoing To Heaven

He then rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. And the eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fixed on Him.

Verse ConceptsCongregationSealing The MessageSitting To TeachWatching ChristBooks Of Prophecy

He got into one of the boats, which belonged to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from the land. Then He sat down and was teaching the crowds from the boat.

Verse ConceptsBoatsJesus As Our TeacherSitting To TeachChrist Teachingbelonging

The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.

Verse ConceptsPowers Of SpeechDeath Of A Motherluck

She had a sister named Mary, who also sat at the Lord’s feet and was listening to what He said.

Verse ConceptsFeetListeningSittingSitting At The FeetHearing ChristChrist TeachingIdentityIdentity In Christdistractions

and said, “Go into the village ahead of you. As you enter it, you will find a young donkey tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here.

Verse ConceptsRopesOpposite SidesUnusedBinding As AnimalsAnimals Serving Human Needs

They lit a fire in the middle of the courtyard and sat down together, and Peter sat among them.

Verse ConceptsCourtyardPeople Sitting DownWarming

So Jesus went up a mountain and sat down there with His disciples.

Verse ConceptsPeople Sitting DownOther References To The Disciples

Then Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.”There was plenty of grass in that place, so they sat down. The men numbered about 5,000.

Verse ConceptsFive ThousandPeople Sitting DownReclining To Eatgroups

At dawn He went to the temple complex again, and all the people were coming to Him. He sat down and began to teach them.

Verse ConceptsDawnFeetRising Early, Examples OfSittingJesus As Our TeacherSitting To TeachChrist TeachingChrist In The Temple

His neighbors and those who formerly had seen him as a beggar said, “Isn’t this the man who sat begging?”

Verse ConceptsBeggingBeggarsIs It Really?

Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, just as it is written:

Verse ConceptsYoung AnimalRiding DonkeysThe scriptures

When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus outside. He sat down on the judge’s bench in a place called the Stone Pavement (but in Hebrew Gabbatha).

Verse ConceptsJudgment SeatJudgesLanguagesPavementsJudgement Seat

Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down, prayed, and turning toward the body said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, saw Peter, and sat up.

Verse ConceptsAnswered PrayerKneelingPrayer, Answers ToPrayer, In The ChurchPrayer, Practicalities OfMiracles Of PeterReceiving SightGet Up!Groups Sent AwayPeople Getting UpNamed Individuals Who Prayed

They continued their journey from Perga and reached Antioch in Pisidia. On the Sabbath day they went into the synagogue and sat down.

Verse ConceptsLord's Day, TheSabbath, In NtOn The Sabbath

In Lystra a man without strength in his feet, lame from birth, and who had never walked, sat

Verse ConceptsCripplesdisabilitiesLamenessThe Healed WalkingFrom The Womb

Therefore, when they had assembled here, I did not delay. The next day I sat at the judge’s bench and ordered the man to be brought in.

Verse ConceptsJudgement Seat

Now the main point of what is being said is this: We have this kind of high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,

Verse ConceptsGod, Majesty OfGod, Sovereignty OfRight Hand Of GodThroneHeaven, God's ThroneMessianic Titles, High PriestRight SidesChrist And HeavenRivers

But this man, after offering one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God.

Verse ConceptsAtonement, Made OnceSittingChrist, The High PriestOnceRight SidesOnly Once

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Root Form
Definition
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כּפר 
Kopher 
Usage: 17

מלא מלא 
Male' 
Usage: 251

רוה 
Ravah 
Usage: 14

שׂבע שׂבע 
Saba` 
Usage: 98

שׂבע 
Soba` 
Usage: 8

שׂבע 
 
Usage: 10

שׂבעה 
Sob`ah 
Usage: 5

שׂטן 
Satan 
Usage: 27

שׂער שׂעיר 
Sa`iyr 
Usage: 59

תּכה 
Takah 
Usage: 1

κατάκειμαι 
Katakeimai 
lie , sit at meat , keep , sat down
Usage: 11

πλησμονή 
Plesmone 
Usage: 1

Σατᾶν 
Satan 
Usage: 1

Σατανᾶς 
Satanas 
Usage: 16

συγκάθημαι 
Sugkathemai 
sat Trans , sit with
Usage: 2

χορτάζω 
Chortazo 
fill , be full , satisfy , feed
Usage: 10

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