Strong's Hebrew · H7812
H7812 shâchâh
שָׁחָה
shaw-khaw'
to bow
shâchâh appears 172 times in Scripture, including Genesis 18:2 and Genesis 19:1. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
In the King James Version
bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 172 times in Scripture
““Stay here with the donkey,” Abraham told his servants. “The boy and I will go over there to worship, and then we will return to you.””
“Then the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD,”
“Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown,”
“May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.””
“Then Abraham rose and bowed down before the people of the land, the Hittites.”
“Again Abraham bowed down before the people of the land”
“And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.”
“Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD; and I blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right road to take the granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.”
“When Abraham’s servant heard their words, he bowed down to the ground before the LORD.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
