Word Study · Strong's H7812
שָׁחָה
shâchâh
“to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)”
- 172occurrencescanonical count
- 172tagged so farloaded book by book
- 25books spannedamong tagged text
Strong's Dictionary (1890, public domain)
Definition
to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God) KJV usage: bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.
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The ledger of occurrences
Genesis23 occurrences
and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,The first tagged occurrence in Genesis.
Exodus11 occurrences
And the people believed: and when they heard that Jehovah had visited the children of Israel, and that he had seen their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.The first tagged occurrence in Exodus.
Leviticus1 occurrence
Ye shall make you no idols, neither shall ye rear you up a graven image, or a pillar, neither shall ye place any figured stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am Jehovah your God.The first tagged occurrence in Leviticus.
Numbers2 occurrences
Then Jehovah opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of Jehovah standing in the way, with his sword drawn in his hand; and he bowed his head, and fell on his face.The first tagged occurrence in Numbers.
Deuteronomy8 occurrences
and lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun and the moon and the stars, even all the host of heaven, thou be drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which Jehovah thy God hath allotted unto all the peoples under the whole heaven.The first tagged occurrence in Deuteronomy.
Joshua3 occurrences
And he said, Nay; but as prince of the host of Jehovah am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?The first tagged occurrence in Joshua.
Judges4 occurrences
and they forsook Jehovah, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the peoples that were round about them, and bowed themselves down unto them: and they provoked Jehovah to anger.The first tagged occurrence in Judges.
Ruth1 occurrence
Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found favor in thy sight, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a foreigner?The first tagged occurrence in Ruth.
1 Samuel12 occurrences
And this man went up out of his city from year to year to worship and to sacrifice unto Jehovah of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, priests unto Jehovah, were there.The first tagged occurrence in 1 Samuel.
2 Samuel13 occurrences
it came to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.The first tagged occurrence in 2 Samuel.
1 Kings11 occurrences
And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?The first tagged occurrence in 1 Kings.
2 Kings12 occurrences
And when the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho over against him saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.The first tagged occurrence in 2 Kings.