Strongs H7812

← H7812 ⌂ →

שָׁחָה (shâchâh) v (shaw-khaw')
Source: a primitive root;
Meaning: to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
KJV: bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

v.cg.aa

שָׁחָה ] 172 vb. bow down

Qal bow down
Hiph. fig., anxiety depresses it
Hithpa‛lēl
- 1 bow down, prostrate oneself, before a monarch or superior, in homage, etc.
- 2 before God, in worship
- 3 before other gods

Displaying only every 10^th verse out of 166:

GEN 33:3

OET-LV: 3 And_he he _passed _on before_them and_he _bowed _down towards_land seven times until he_drew _near to his/its_brother. (GEN 33:3)

OET-RV: 3 Then he himself went ahead of them, and he bowed to the ground seven times as he approached his brother. (GEN 33:3)

JDG 7:15

OET-LV: 15 and_he/it _was just_as _heard Gidˊōn DOM the _recounting _of the_dream and_DOM interpretation _of_its and_he _bowed _down and_he _returned to the _camp _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_he/it _said arise if/because YHWH he _has _given in_hand _of_your(pl) DOM the _camp _of Midyān. (JDG 7:15)

OET-RV: 15 When Gideon heard the account of the dream and its interpretation, he thanked God, then they returned to their camp and commanded, “Get ready to go because Yahweh has given you all victory over the Midianite camp.” (JDG 7:15)

CH2 29:29

OET-LV: 29 And_just_as _finished to_offer _up they _bowed _down the_king and_all those_who _were_found with_him/it and_they _bowed _down. (CH2 29:29)

OET-RV: 29 then the king and everyone with him bowed down and worshipped. (CH2 29:29)

SA2 14:4

OET-LV: 4 And_she/it _said the_woman (the)_Təqōˊī to the_king and_she _fell on face _of_her towards_land and_she _bowed _down and_she/it _said save Oh_king. (SA2 14:4)

OET-RV: 4 So the Tekoan woman went to the king and fell onto her knees with his face down to the ground, saying, “Your majesty, help me.” (SA2 14:4)

KI1 9:9

OET-LV: 9 And_people _will _say on that they _abandoned DOM YHWH god _of_their who he _brought _out DOM ancestors _of_their from_the _land _of Miʦrayim/(Egypt) and_they _took _hold on_gods other and_they _bowed _down to/for_them and_they_served _them therefore yes/correct/thus/so YHWH he _has _brought on_them DOM all _of the_calamity (the)_this. (KI1 9:9)

OET-RV: 9 Then they’ll answer, ‘It’s because they abandoned their god Yahweh who brought their ancestors out of Egypt, but they held on to other gods and bowed down to them and served them. Therefore Yahweh brought all this calamity onto them.’ ” (KI1 9:9)

DEU 17:3

OET-LV: 3 And_he/it _went and_he _has _served gods other and_he _has _bowed _down to/for_them and_to_sun or to_moon or to/from_all/each/any/every the _soldier/messenger _of the_heavens which not I _have _commanded. (DEU 17:3)

OET-RV: 3 and worshipped other gods, or the sun, moon, or stars—all of which I’ve prohibited you from doing, (DEU 17:3)

ISA 60:14

OET-LV: 14 And_they _will _come to_you by _bowing _down the _children _of those _who_afflicted _you and_they _will _bow _down to the _soles _of your _two’s _feet _of_your all _of those _of_who_despised _you and_they _will _call to/for_you(fs) the _city _of YHWH Tsiyyōn/(Zion) of _the _holy_one_of of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel). (ISA 60:14)

OET-RV: 14 The descendants of those who oppressed you will come to you
⇔ and all those who despised you will bow down at your feet.
⇔ They will call you Yahweh’s city—
⇔ Yisrael’s holy one—Tsiyyon (Zion). (ISA 60:14)

KI2 18:22

OET-LV: 22 And_because/when you(pl)_will _say to_me to YHWH god _of_our we _trust am_not is_he the_one_whom he _has _removed Ḩizqiy^yāh DOM places _of_his _high and_DOM altars _of_his and_he/it _said to_Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_to_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_altar the_this you(pl)_will _bow _down in_Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem). (KI2 18:22)

OET-RV: 22 Ah, but he might tell me that he’s trusting in your god Yahweh to help you all. If so, I’d ask him if he isn’t the one whose hilltop shrines King Hizkiyah demolished when he told you people in Yerushalem and all Yehudah that you have to worship at the altar there? (KI2 18:22)

PSA 138:2

OET-LV: 2 I _will _bow _down to the _temple _of your _holiness _of_your and_I _will _give _thanks _to DOM your(ms)_name on loyalty _of_your _covenant and_on faithfulness _of_your if/because you _have _made _great over all _of name _of_your message _of_your. (PSA 138:2)

OET-RV: 2 I will bow down toward your sacred temple,
⇔ and I’ll thank you for your loyal commitment and for your trustworthiness,
⇔ because you’ve made your reputation and your message more important than anything else. (PSA 138:2)

GEN 48:12

OET-LV: 12 And_ Yōşēf _he _took DOM_them from_with knees _of_his and_he _bowed _down to_face _of_his the _ground_to. (GEN 48:12)

OET-RV: 12 Then Yosef removed his sons from his father’s knees and bowed with his face to the ground. (GEN 48:12)

GEN 47:31

OET-LV: 31 And_he/it _said swear_an _oath to_me and_he _swore _an _oath to_him/it and_ Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) _he _bowed _down at the _head _of the _bed. (GEN 47:31)

OET-RV: 31 “Promise me,” he insisted. So Yosef promised him and Yisra’el bowed at the head of the bed. (GEN 47:31)

KI1 22:54

OET-LV: 54  and_he _served DOM (the)_Baˊal and_he _bowed _down to_him/it and_he _provoked _to _anger DOM YHWH the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) according_to _all that he _had _done his/its_father. (KI1 22:54)

OET-RV: 53 He served Baal and bowed down to him, and he provoked Yisrael’s god Yahweh to get angry, similarly to everything that his father had done. (KI1 22:53)

PRO 12:25

OET-LV: 25 Anxiety in_the_heart _of a _person it_bows _it _down and_a _message good it_makes _it _glad. (PRO 12:25)

OET-RV: 25 A person who’s full of anxiety gets weighed down by it,
⇔ ^ but good news cheers them up. (PRO 12:25)

EST 3:2

OET-LV: 2 And_all the _servants _of the_king who were_at_the _gate _of the_king were_kneeling and_were_bowing _down to_Haman if/because thus he _had _commanded to_him/it the_king and_Mārəddəkay not he _knelt and_not he _bowed _down. (EST 3:2)

OET-RV: 2 Then the king commanded that all his other officials had to bow down in front of Haman to honour him, and they were doing this at the king’s gate, except for Mordekai who refused to bow down to reverence Haman. (EST 3:2)

KI2 17:35

OET-LV: 35 And_ YHWH _he _made with_them a _covenant and_he_commanded _them to_say not you(pl)_must _fear gods other and_not you(pl)_must _bow _down to/for_them and_not you(pl)_must _serve _them and_not you(pl)_must _sacrifice to/for_them. (KI2 17:35)

OET-RV: 35 Yahweh had made an agreement with them and had commanded them, “You all must not honour other gods or bow to them. You all must not serve them or sacrifice to them. (KI2 17:35)

ISA 49:7

OET-LV: 7 thus he _says YHWH of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) the _redeemer _of its _holy _of_one to_despise life to_ (of)_a _nation _one _who_abhors _of to_a _servant _of kings rulers they _will _see and_ princes _they _will _stand _up and_they _will _bow _down on _account _of YHWH who is_reliable the _holy_one_of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_he_has _chosen _you. (ISA 49:7)

OET-RV: ⇔  7 Yahweh, Yisrael’s holy one,
⇔ the one who paid the price for their freedom
⇔ says to the one whose life is despised,
⇔ the one who’s hated by the nations—a slave of rulers:
⇔ ‘Kings will see and stand up,
⇔ and princes will bow down
⇔ on account of Yahweh who is faithful—Yisrael’s holy one
⇔ because he has chosen you.’ (ISA 49:7)

JDG 2:17

OET-LV: 17 And_also to judges _of_their not they _listened if/because they _acted _as _prostitutes after gods other and_they _bowed _down to/for_them they _turned _aside quickly from the_way which they _had _walked fathers _of_their to_obey the _commands _of YHWH not they _did so. (JDG 2:17)

OET-RV: 17 However they wouldn’t listen to those leaders either—continuing to prostitute themselves to other gods and bowing down to idols. They rapidly turned away from their ancestors’ ways and showed no interest in obeying Yahweh’s instructions. (JDG 2:17)

View on BibleHub.