H7817Hebrewhēšaḥ

שָׁחַח

bend, bow (down), bring (cast) down, couch, humble self, be (bring) low, stoop.

23
Total Occurrences
7
Books
23
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1to bow, crouch, bow down, be bowed down
  • 2(qal)
  • 3(niphal) to be prostrated, be humbled, be reduced, be weakened, proceed humbly, be bowed down
  • 4(hiphil) to prostrate, lay low, bow down
  • 5(hithpolel) to be cast down, be despairing

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: shâchach; Pronunciation: shaw-khakh'