1 Samuel 24:3
Old Testament • 13 words with Strong's data
"And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave."
Word-by-Word Analysis
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
נָוֶה
nâveh
(adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild ...
דֶּרֶךְ
derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
שָׁאוּל
Shâʼûwl
Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
כָּסָה
kâçâh
properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
רֶגֶל
regel
a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
דָּוִד
Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesse
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
יְרֵכָה
yᵉrêkâh
properly, the flank; but used only figuratively, the rear or recess
Key Terms in This Verse
נָוֶה nâveh
(adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild animals (den)
Study H5116 →יְרֵכָה yᵉrêkâh
properly, the flank; but used only figuratively, the rear or recess
Study H3411 →שָׁאַר shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
Study H7604 →כָּסָה kâçâh
properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy)
Study H3680 →רֶגֶל regel
a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
Study H7272 →דֶּרֶךְ derek
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
Study H1870 →Cross References
When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour were locked, they said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.
When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
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