Hebrew · Strong's H7812 · Verb
שָׁחָה
sha·chah
to bow
172times used
166verses
25books
How it's translated
- and he bowed down40
- and they bowed down27
- to bow down13
- and you will bow down9
- you must bow down7
- and she bowed down7
- you will bow down5
- and they will bow down4
Definition
1) to bow down
1a) (Qal) to bow down
1b)(Hiphil) to depress (fig)
1c) (Hithpael)
1c1) to bow down, prostrate oneself
1c1a) before superior in homage
1c1b) before God in worship
1c1c) before false gods
The forms it takes
Stem
- Rare stems 76% less common patterns
- Hithpael 23% doing it to yourself, or again and again
- Hiphil 1% causing someone to do it
- Qal 1% simple action
Form
- Wayyiqtol (“and he did”) 47% and then …: the storyteller’s past
- Imperfect (yiqtol) 15% incomplete: ongoing, future or possible
- Infinitive 10% “to …”, or for emphasis
- Weqatal (“and he will”) 10% and then …: future or instructions
- Participle 6% one who is doing
- And + imperfect 6% and …, so that …
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Between Hebrew and Greek
The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:
Where it appears
Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi
- Genesis21
- Psalms17
- Isaiah14
- 2 Samuel13
- 1 Samuel12
- Exodus11
- 1 Kings11
- 2 Chronicles11
- 2 Kings10
- Deuteronomy8
…and 15 more books.
Every verse
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