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sat

Meaning of “sat”

Was seated, took a seat, remained seated, or occupied a seat or place.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
192 occurrences179 verses30 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 18:1

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Genesis 18:1
AND the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 18:1 · retained source text

¶ And the LORD appeared vnto him, in the plaines of Mamre: and he sate in the tent doore, in the heat of the day.

1611 marginal noteHebr. 13.2.

Genesis 19:1
AND there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 19:1 · retained source text

¶ And there came two Angels to Sodome at euen, and Lot sate in the gate of Sodome: and Lot seeing them, rose vp to meet them, and he bowed himselfe with his face toward the ground.

Genesis 21:16
And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 21:16 · retained source text

And she went, and sate her downe ouer against him, a good way off, as it were a bow shoot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And shee sate ouer against him, and lift vp her voice, and wept.

Genesis 31:34
Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel’s furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 31:34 · retained source text

Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camels furniture, and sate vpon them: and Laban searched all the tent, but found them not.

1611 marginal noteHebr. felt.

Genesis 37:25
And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 37:25 · retained source text

And they sate downe to eat bread: and they lift vp their eyes and looked, and behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead, with their camels, bearing spicery, & baulme, and myrrhe, going to cary it downe to Egypt.

Genesis 38:14
And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Genesis 38:14 · retained source text

And shee put her widowes garments off from her, and couered her with a vaile, and wrapped her selfe, and sate in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath: for shee sawe that Shelah was growen, and she was not giuen vnto him to wife.

1611 marginal noteHeb. the doore of eyes, or, of Enaijm.

Genesis 43:33
And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 43:33 · retained source text

And they sate before him, the first borne according to his birthright, and the yongest according to his youth: and the men marueiled one at another.

Genesis 48:2
And one told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 48:2 · retained source text

And one told Iacob, and said, Behold, thy sonne Ioseph commeth vnto thee: and Israel strengthened himselfe, and sate vpon the bed.

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Past tense and past participle of sit.

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