כָּרַע

Strong’s Definition

to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostrate

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

bow (down, self), bring down (low), cast down, couch, fall, feeble, kneeling, sink, smite (stoop) down, subdue, [idiom] very.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to bend, kneel, bow, bow down, sink down to one's knees, kneel down to rest (of animals), kneel in reverence
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(hiphil) to cause to bow

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: kâraʻ; Pronunciation: kaw-rah'