7812 – שָׁחָה (shachah)

to bow

Type:	Verb Verb   Rootword
Hebrew:	שָׁחָה (shachah)
Pronunciation:	sha-cha    Listen
Gematria:	313(300 + 8 + 5)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	a primitive root
Usage:	172 times in OT

Description

1) to bow down
1a) (Qal) to bow down
1b)(Hiphil) to depress (fig)
1c) (Hithpael)
1c1) to bow down, prostrate oneself
1c1a) before superior in homage
1c1b) before God in worship
1c1c) before false gods
1c1d) before angel

Synonyms

שָׁחָה	shachah		H7812	(172 ggr)	to bow
קָדַד	qadad		H6915	(15 ggr)	to bow
קָרַס	qaras		H7164	(2 ggr)	to stoop

*The bars show how many times the word is used in the Old Testament.

Word root

Word with shachah as root:

שְׁחוּת	shechot	H7816	pit
שְׁחִית	shechit	H7825	pit

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word shachah was translated to the following:

καταφιλέω	kataphileo	G2705	kiss
κύπτω	kupto	G2955	stoop
ποιέω	poieo	G4160	do
προσκυνέω	proskuneo	G4352	worship
ταράσσω	tarasso	G5015	trouble

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