Word meanings
Strong's dictionary
a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry; (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
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1 Samuel 20:24 וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב vai.Ye.shev · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it
So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat food.
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1 Samuel 20:25 וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב vai.Ye.shev · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it
And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon the seat by the wall; and Jonathan stood up, and Abner sat by Saul's side: but David's place was empty.
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1 Samuel 20:25 וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב vai.Ye.shev · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it
And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon the seat by the wall; and Jonathan stood up, and Abner sat by Saul's side: but David's place was empty.
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1 Samuel 22:4 וַיֵּשְׁב֣וּ vai.ye.she.Vu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them
And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the stronghold.
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1 Samuel 22:5 תֵשֵׁב֙ te.Shev · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you
And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the stronghold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hereth.
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1 Samuel 22:6 יוֹשֵׁ֨ב yo.Shev · An -ing word: simple action
And Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him: now Saul was sitting in Gibeah, under the tamarisk-tree in Ramah, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him.
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1 Samuel 22:23 שְׁבָ֤ה she.Vah · A command to you: simple action
Abide thou with me, fear not; for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: for with me thou shalt be in safeguard.
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1 Samuel 23:5 יֹשְׁבֵ֥י yo.she.Vei · An -ing word: simple action
And David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and slew them with a great slaughter. So David save the inhabitants of Keilah.
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1 Samuel 23:14 וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב vai.Ye.shev · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it
And David abode in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill-country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
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1 Samuel 23:14 וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב vai.Ye.shev · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it
And David abode in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill-country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
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1 Samuel 23:18 וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב vai.Ye.shev · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it
And they two made a covenant before Jehovah: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.
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1 Samuel 23:25 וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב vai.Ye.shev · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it
And Saul and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down to the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.
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1 Samuel 23:29 וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב vai.Ye.shev · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it
And David went up from thence, and dwelt in the strongholds of En-gedi.
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1 Samuel 24:3 יֹשְׁבִֽים׃ yo.she.Vim · An -ing word: simple action
And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet. Now David and his men were abiding in the innermost parts of the cave.
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1 Samuel 25:13 יָשְׁב֥וּ ya.she.Vu · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them
And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the baggage.
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1 Samuel 26:3 יֹשֵׁ֣ב yo.Shev · An -ing word: simple action
And Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.
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1 Samuel 27:3 וַיֵּשֶׁב֩ vai.ye.Shev · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it
And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife.
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1 Samuel 27:5 וְאֵ֣שְׁבָה ve.'E.she.vah · A wish or plan to act: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me
And David said unto Achish, If now I have found favor in thine eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?
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1 Samuel 27:5 יֵשֵׁ֧ב ye.Shev · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it
And David said unto Achish, If now I have found favor in thine eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?
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1 Samuel 27:7 יָשַׁ֥ב ya.Shav · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it
And the number of the days that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.
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