סָעַד
sa.ad
“to support”
Definition
to suport (mostly figurative)
a primitive root;
- to support, sustain, stay, establish, strengthen, comfort 1a) (Qal) to support, sustain 1a1) to sustain, stay (of heart) 1a2) to support, uphold (of throne) Aramaic equivalent: se.ad (*סְעַד *"to support" H5583)
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
סָעַד appears 8 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then the king said to the man of God, “Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward.”
And I will bring a bit of bread so that you may refresh yourselves. This is why you have passed your servant’s way. After that, you may continue on your way.”“Yes,” they replied, “you may do as you have said.”
On the fourth day, they got up early in the morning and prepared to depart, but the girl’s father said to his son-in-law, “Refresh your heart with a morsel of bread, and then you can go.”
On the fifth day, he got up early in the morning to depart, but the girl’s father said, “Please refresh your heart.” So they waited until late afternoon and the two of them ate.
Loving devotion and faithfulness preserve a king;by these he maintains his throne.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.