pe.sa denotes the narrow interval David describes as lying between himself and death.

The sole attested use places pe.sa in David's statement that only a narrow interval separates him from death in 1 Samuel 20:3.

1. A narrow interval before death · dominant

   In 1 Samuel 20:3, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in David's statement about the distance between himself and death; the APB renders the clause, "it is but a step between me and death."

   1 Samuel 20:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Samuel 20:3, the APB presents the clause as "it is but a step between me and death." This shows the clause's sense rather than isolating a precise English equivalent.