Strongs Number: H7812
- Hebrew Word
- שָׁחָה
- Transliteration
- shâchâh
- Phonetic
- shaw-khaw'
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
to {depress} that {is} prostrate (especially reflexively in homage to royalty or God)
- BDB Definition
-
1. to bow down
a. (Qal) to bow down
b. (Hiphil) to depress (fig)
c. (Hithpael)
1. to bow down, prostrate oneself 1c
d. before superior in homage 1c
e. before God in worship 1c
f. before false gods 1c
g. before angel
- Origin
- A primitive root
- Bible Usage
- bow (self) {down} {crouch} fall down ({flat}) humbly {beseech} do (make) {obeisance} do {reverence} make to {stoop} worship.