Strongs Number: H3766
- Hebrew Word
- כָּרַע
- Transliteration
- kâraʻ
- Phonetic
- kaw-rah'
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
to bend the knee; by implication to {sink} to prostrate
- BDB Definition
-
1. to bend, kneel, bow, bow down, sink down to one's knees, kneel down to rest (of animals), kneel in reverence
a. (Qal)
1. to bow
2. to bow down, crouch
3. to bow down over
4. to tilt, lean
b. (Hiphil) to cause to bow
- Origin
- A primitive root
- Bible Usage
- bow ({down} {self}) bring down ({low}) cast {down} {couch} {fall} {feeble} {kneeling} {sink} smite (stoop) {down} {subdue} X-(idiom) very.