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Original Word:שָׁחָה
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:shachah
Pronunciation:shah-KHAH
Phonetic Spelling:(shaw-khaw')
KJV: bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship
NASB:worship, worshiped, bow down, bowed, bowed down, prostrated, bow
Word Origin:[a primitive root]

1. to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)

bow self down, crouch, fall down flat, humbly beseech, do reverence, worship

A primitive root; to depress, i.e. Prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God) -- bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to bow down
NASB Translation
bow (5), bow ourselves down (1), bow yourselves down (1), bow down (21), bowed (16), bowed in worship (1), bowed themselves down (2), bowed down (14), bowing (1), bowing down (1), bows down (1), did homage (1), down in homage (1), homage (1), lie down (1), paid homage (3), prostrate (2), prostrated (13), prostrating (1), weighs it down (1), worship (47), worshiped (31), worshiping (3), worships (2).

[]₁₇₂ (Late Hebrewid.; Jewish-Aramaic (rare); akin to , ); —

Imperative feminine singularIsaiah 51:23bow down.

Imperfect3masculine singular suffixProverbs 12:25, figurative, anxietydepresses it (that is ; opposed to ).

₁₇₀ (Ges^{§ 75kk})Perfect3masculine singularEzekiel 46:2; 2masculine singularDeuteronomy 4:19 3t.; 1 singular1 Samuel 16:4 2t.; 3 masculine pluralJeremiah 8:2, etc.;Imperfect2 Samuel 15:32 3t.; apocopaticIsaiah 44:17 +; 3 masculine pluralGenesis 49:8 +; 2 feminine pluralGenesis 33:6;Genesis 37:7, etc.;Imperative feminine singularPsalm 45:12; masculine pluralPsalm 29:2 +;Infinitive constructGenesis 37:10 +; suffix2 Kings 5:18 (but and modern -);Participle2 Kings 19:27, etc.;Ezekiel 8:16, read - all modern; —

bow down, prostrate oneself, before a monarch or superior, in homage, etc.:

with , after descriptive clause (especially with , , q. v. ),1 Samuel 24:9;Genesis 43:28 (J)2 Samuel 14:4,22;Ruth 2:10;1 Kings 1:31;2 Kings 4:37 6t., + (after )Esther 3:2 (twice in verse);Esther 3:5.

with , followed by phrase ()2 Samuel 14:33;1 Kings 1:23;Genesis 48:12 (E)2 Samuel 18:28;Genesis 42:6 (E) + 4 t.; omitGenesis 33:3 (J) + 3 t.;Isaiah 60:14.

with person only,Genesis 23:7 (P)Genesis 27:29 (twice in verse);Genesis 37:9 (E),Genesis 49:8;Exodus 11:8 (J) + 8 t.; withGenesis 23:12 (P); withIsaiah 45:14 ("" ); absoluteGenesis 33:6,7 (twice in verse) (J),Exodus 18:7 (E)2 Samuel 9:8;2 Samuel 16:4;Isaiah 49:7.

with , after descriptive phrase:Exodus 34:8 (J); omittedGenesis 24:26,48 (J) + 4 t.; 2Chronicles 7:3; 2Chronicles 29:29;Job 1:20; 2Chronicles 20:18.

followed by phrase:Nehemiah 8:6;Genesis 24:52 (J);Psalm 95:6;Psalm 29:2;Psalm 96:9 =1 Chronicles 16:29; (looking towards)Psalm 5:8;Psalm 138:2;Psalm 99:5;Psalm 132:7.

with only:1 Samuel 1:28 (but read and modern),1 Samuel 15:25;Jeremiah 7:2;Psalm 66:4 9t.; withDeuteronomy 26:10;Isaiah 66:23 4t.; with localIsaiah 27:13; with localPsalm 99:9; absoluteGenesis 22:5 (E)Judges 7:15 5t.; accusative of locationExodus 33:10 (E)Jeremiah 26:2;Ezekiel 46:3;Isaiah 36:7 =2 Kings 18:22 2Chronicles 32:12; with locationGenesis 47:31 (J)1 Kings 1:47;Ezekiel 46:2;after offExodus 24:1 (E).

after clause with , ,Joshua 5:14;Numbers 22:31; followed byGenesis 19:1;Genesis 18:2 (all J).

Isaiah 2:20;Isaiah 44:15,17;Isaiah 46:6; accusative of location2 Kings 5:18 (3 t. in verse);2 Kings 19:37 =Isaiah 37:38; with ,Exodus 20:5 =Deuteronomy 5:9 (10 words),Exodus 23:24 (E),Numbers 25:2 (J),Joshua 23:7 (D),Deuteronomy 8:19;Deuteronomy 11:16;1 Kings 16:31 34t.; with ,Leviticus 26:1 (H); 2Chronicles 25:14 ("" ).

Overview of the Verb’s Function

שָׁחָה (“shachah”) depicts the voluntary lowering of one’s body—usually to the ground—in acknowledgment of another’s superior honor, authority, or deity. Its 172 Old-Testament occurrences span narrative, legal, poetic, and prophetic literature, forming a unifying thread that ties bodily posture to covenantal allegiance.

Physical Expression of Humility

The verb first appears when Abraham “bowed low to the ground” before the three visitors (Genesis 18:2). Similar gestures mark reconciliation (Genesis 33:3), intercession (1 Samuel 25:23), and gratitude (2 Samuel 14:22). In each scene the act is spontaneous, not ritualized, underscoring that true humility precedes prescribed worship.

Covenantal Worship of Yahweh

When Israel learns that “the LORD had attended to the Israelites and had seen their misery, they bowed down and worshiped” (Exodus 4:31). Moses, Aaron, and the elders repeat the act at Sinai (Exodus 24:1). Solomon’s dedicatory prayer climaxes with all Israel kneeling “with their faces to the ground…and worshiping the LORD” (2 Chronicles 7:3). In the Psalms it becomes an invitational formula: “O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker!” (Psalm 95:6).

Exclusive Loyalty Versus Idolatry

The Decalogue’s prohibition—“You shall not bow down to them or serve them” (Exodus 20:5)—sets shachah at the heart of spiritual warfare. Israel is repeatedly warned against “bowing down to other gods” (Deuteronomy 8:19; 30:17). Kings fall when they violate this line (2 Kings 17:16); reformers succeed by removing objects that solicit false prostration (2 Chronicles 34:3–7).

Temple and Liturgical Usage

Shachah saturates temple vocabulary. Worshipers approach the sanctuary to “worship at His footstool” (Psalm 99:5); they pledge, “We will go into His dwelling place; we will worship at His footstool” (Psalm 132:7). Priestly liturgy unites posture and offering: “When the offering was finished…the king and all who were present with him bowed down and worshiped” (2 Chronicles 29:29).

Subjection to Human Authorities

While primarily directed to the LORD, shachah also records court etiquette: Joseph’s brothers bow before him (Genesis 42:6), servants before David (2 Samuel 1:2), Bathsheba before Solomon (1 Kings 1:16). Such instances illuminate the cultural backdrop of reverence, while Scripture carefully distinguishes homage to rulers from worship owed to God alone.

Prophetic and Eschatological Dimensions

Prophets envision a day when global pride collapses and universal worship rises: “The loftiness of men will be brought low…and the LORD alone will be exalted” (Isaiah 2:17). Nations will “bow down” to Zion (Isaiah 49:23), and survivors of the nations will annually “worship the King, the LORD of Hosts” in Jerusalem (Zechariah 14:16). Thus shachah anticipates worldwide acknowledgment of Yahweh’s kingship.

Messianic Foreshadowing and Fulfillment

Royal Psalms blend temporal and messianic horizons: “All kings will bow down to him; all nations will serve him” (Psalm 72:11). InPsalm 22:27 the ends of the earth “bow down before You,” a scene echoed when Gentile magi “fell down and worshiped Him” (Matthew 2:11, Greek proskuneō mirroring shachah). The verb therefore contributes to the developing portrait of the Messiah as the focal point of worship.

New Testament Continuity

Greek proskuneō carries forward the theology of shachah. Jesus affirms its exclusive orientation: “Worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only” (Matthew 4:10). He reorients locale-based worship to Spirit and truth (John 4:20–24), yet bodily humility remains fitting; John twice “fell at His feet” before the risen Christ (Revelation 1:17; 22:8–9).

Pastoral and Ministry Applications

1. Corporate Worship: Encourages whole-person response—mind, heart, and body. Kneeling or prostration can visibly confess God’s supremacy.
2. Personal Devotion: Private prayer that includes bowing reinforces dependence and surrender.
3. Discipleship: Teaches that every sphere of life must “bow” to Christ’s lordship (Philippians 2:10).
4. Missional Hope: Fuels confidence that the gospel will culminate in universal acknowledgment of the Lamb.

In every testament and age, שָׁחָה binds visible action to invisible faith, calling God’s people to embody the confession: “The LORD, He is God; we have entrusted ourselves to Him alone.”

אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֨ה אשתחוה בְּהִשְׁתַּחֲוָיָ֙תִי֙ בהשתחויתי הִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ הִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֔יתִי הִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ הִשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ־ הַמִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙ הַמִּשְׁתַּחֲוִ֥ים המשתחוים השתחוו השתחוו־ השתחויתי וְ֭הִֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ וְֽ֭הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ וְאֶֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּ וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔יתָ וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֛יתָ וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֖יתִי וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֙יתִי֙ וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוָ֛ה וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֔וּ וְהִשְׁתַּֽחֲוִי־ וְהִשְׁתַּֽחֲוּוּ־ וְהִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ וְהִשְׁתַּחֲו֧וּ וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֣יתָ וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֥יתָ וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖ם וְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ וְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֑וּ וְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֤וּ וְיִשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ וְיִשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־ וְיִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ וְיִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּ וְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּ־ וְנִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה וַ֝יִּשְׁתַּחֲו֗וּ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּֽחֲו֔וּ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֑וּ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֖וּ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֨וּ ׀ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֙ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֮ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֕חוּ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֣חוּ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֤חוּ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּ וַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־ וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲוֻּ֛ וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־ וַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ וַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּ וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ וַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖יןָ וַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽיןָ׃ וַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ וַתִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ וַתִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ וָֽאֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה וּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣ת וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔ים וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙ וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה ואשתחוה והשתחוה והשתחוו והשתחוו־ והשתחוי־ והשתחוית והשתחויתי והשתחויתם וישתחו וישתחו׃ וישתחוה וישתחוו וישתחוו־ וישתחוו׃ ולהשתחות ומשתחוה ומשתחוים ונשתחוה ותשתחו ותשתחוין ותשתחוין׃ יִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֔וּ יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽה׃ יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃ יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּוּ֙ יִשְׁתַּ֣חֲווּ יִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ יִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה יִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּ יַשְׁחֶ֑נָּה ישחנה ישתחוה ישתחוה׃ ישתחוו לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֔ת לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖ת לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֗ת לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֧ת לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹת֙ לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖ת לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣ת לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֥ת לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֨ת להשתחות מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔ים מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֖ים מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֜ה מִשְׁתַּחֲוִֽים׃ מִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֥ם משתחוה משתחוים משתחוים׃ משתחויתם נִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗ה נִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֣ה נשתחוה שְׁחִ֣י שחי תִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗ה תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃ תִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ תִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה תִשְׁתַּחְוֶ֥֣ה תִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֤ה תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥֣ה תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה תשתחוה תשתחוו תשתחוו׃ ’eš·ta·ḥă·weh ’eštaḥăweh bə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wā·yā·ṯî behishtachavaYati bəhištaḥăwāyāṯî eshtachaVeh ham·miš·ta·ḥă·wîm hammishtachaVim hammištaḥăwîm hiš·ta·ḥă·wê·ṯî hiš·ta·ḥă·wū hiš·ta·ḥă·wū- hishtachaVeiti hishtachaVu hištaḥăwêṯî hištaḥăwū hištaḥăwū- lə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wōṯ lehishtachaVot ləhištaḥăwōṯ miš·ta·ḥă·weh miš·ta·ḥă·wî·ṯem miš·ta·ḥă·wîm mishtachaVeh mishtachaVim mishtachaviTem mištaḥăweh mištaḥăwîm mištaḥăwîṯem niš·ta·ḥă·weh nishtachaVeh ništaḥăweh šə·ḥî šəḥî sheChi ṯiš·ta·ḥă·weh tiš·ta·ḥă·wū ṯiš·ta·ḥă·wū ṯiš·taḥ·weh tishtachaVeh tishtachaVu tishtachVeh ṯištaḥăweh tištaḥăwū ṯištaḥăwū ṯištaḥweh ū·lə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wōṯ ū·miš·ta·ḥă·weh ū·miš·ta·ḥă·wîm ulehishtachaVot ūləhištaḥăwōṯ umishtachaVeh umishtachaVim ūmištaḥăweh ūmištaḥăwîm vaeshtachaVeh vaiyishtachaVeh vaiyishtachaVu vaiYishtachavVu vaiyishTachu vatTishtachaVeina vattishTachu veeshtachaVeh vehishtachaVah vehishtachaVeiti vehishtachavi vehishtachaVita vehishtachaviTem Vehishtachavu vehishtachavvu venishtachaVeh veyishtachaVu veyishtachavVu veyishTachu wā’eštaḥăweh wā·’eš·ta·ḥă·weh wat·tiš·ta·ḥă·we·nā wat·tiš·ta·ḥū wat·tiš·tā·ḥū wattištaḥăwenā wattištaḥū wattištāḥū way·yiš·ta·ḥă·weh way·yiš·ta·ḥă·wu way·yiš·ta·ḥă·wū way·yiš·ta·ḥă·wū- way·yiš·ta·ḥăw·wū way·yiš·ta·ḥū way·yiš·tā·ḥū wayyištaḥăweh wayyištaḥăwu wayyištaḥăwū wayyištaḥăwū- wayyištaḥăwwū wayyištaḥū wayyištāḥū wə’eštaḥăweh wə·’eš·ta·ḥă·weh wə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wāh wə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wê·ṯî wə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wî- wə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wî·ṯā wə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wî·ṯem wə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wū wə·hiš·ta·ḥăw·wū wə·hiš·ta·ḥăw·wū- wə·niš·ta·ḥă·weh wə·yiš·ta·ḥă·wū wə·yiš·ta·ḥă·wū- wə·yiš·ta·ḥăw·wū wə·yiš·ta·ḥū wəhištaḥăwāh wəhištaḥăwêṯî wəhištaḥăwî- wəhištaḥăwîṯā wəhištaḥăwîṯem wəhištaḥăwū wəhištaḥăwwū wəhištaḥăwwū- wəništaḥăweh wəyištaḥăwū wəyištaḥăwū- wəyištaḥăwwū wəyištaḥū yaš·ḥen·nāh yashChennah yašḥennāh yiš·ta·ḥă·weh yiš·ta·ḥă·wū yiš·ta·ḥăw·wū yishtachaVeh yishtachaVu yishtachavVu yištaḥăweh yištaḥăwū yištaḥăwwūInterlinear Greek •Interlinear Hebrew •Strong's Numbers •Englishman's Greek Concordance •Englishman's Hebrew Concordance •Parallel Texts

Genesis 18:2
HEB:מִפֶּ֣תַח הָאֹ֔הֶל וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ אָֽרְצָה׃
NAS: to meetthem and bowed himself to the earth,
KJV: door,and bowed himself toward the ground,
INT: door the tentand bowed to the earth

Genesis 19:1
HEB:וַיָּ֣קָם לִקְרָאתָ֔ם וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ אַפַּ֖יִם אָֽרְצָה׃
NAS: to meetthem and bowed down [with his] face
KJV: to meetthem; and he bowed himself with his face
INT: rose to meetand bowed face to the ground

Genesis 22:5
HEB:עַד־ כֹּ֑ה וְנִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה וְנָשׁ֥וּבָה אֲלֵיכֶֽם׃
NAS: there;and we will worship and return
KJV: yonderand worship, and come again
INT: against yonderwill worship and return about

Genesis 23:7
HEB:וַיָּ֧קָם אַבְרָהָ֛ם וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ לְעַם־ הָאָ֖רֶץ
NAS: roseand bowed to the people
KJV: stood up,and bowed himself to the people
INT: rose Abrahamand bowed to the people of the land

Genesis 23:12
HEB: וַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ אַבְרָהָ֔ם לִפְנֵ֖י
NAS: And Abrahambowed before the people
KJV: And Abrahambowed down himself before
INT:bowed and Abraham before

Genesis 24:26
HEB:וַיִּקֹּ֣ד הָאִ֔ישׁ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ לַֽיהוָֽה׃
NAS: bowed lowand worshiped the LORD.
KJV: bowed down his head,and worshipped the LORD.
INT: bowed the manand worshiped the LORD

Genesis 24:48
HEB: וָאֶקֹּ֥ד וָֽאֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה לַיהוָ֑ה וָאֲבָרֵ֗ךְ
NAS: And I bowed lowand worshiped the LORD,
KJV: And I bowed down my head,and worshipped the LORD,
INT: bowedand worshiped the LORD and blessed

Genesis 24:52
HEB:אֶת־ דִּבְרֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ אַ֖רְצָה לַֽיהוָֽה׃
NAS: their words,he bowed himself to the ground
KJV: their words,he worshipped the LORD,
INT: Abraham's their wordsbowed to the ground the LORD

Genesis 27:29
HEB:[וְיִשְׁתַּחוּ כ] (וְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֤וּ ק) לְךָ֙
NAS: you, And nationsbow down
KJV: sonsbow down to thee: cursed
INT: serve may peoplesbow and nations be

Genesis 27:29
HEB:גְבִיר֙ לְאַחֶ֔יךָ וְיִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּ לְךָ֖ בְּנֵ֣י
NAS: bowdown to you; Be master
KJV: thee, and nationsbow down to thee: be
INT: to you be master of your brothersbow sons and may your mother's

Genesis 33:3
HEB:עָבַ֣ר לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּשְׁתַּ֤חוּ אַ֙רְצָה֙ שֶׁ֣בַע
NAS: on aheadof them and bowed down to the ground
KJV: before them,and bowed himself to the ground
INT: passed aheadand bowed to the ground seven

Genesis 33:6
HEB:הֵ֥נָּה וְיַלְדֵיהֶ֖ן וַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽיןָ׃
NAS: with their children,and they bowed down.
KJV: they and their children,and they bowed themselves.
INT: with their childrenbowed

Genesis 33:7
HEB:לֵאָ֛ה וִילָדֶ֖יהָ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֑וּ וְאַחַ֗ר נִגַּ֥שׁ
NAS: with her children,and they bowed down;
KJV: came near,and bowed themselves: and after
INT: Leah her childrenbowed and afterward near

Genesis 33:7
HEB:יוֹסֵ֛ף וְרָחֵ֖ל וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃
NAS: and they boweddown; and afterward
KJV: and Rachel,and they bowed themselves.
INT: Joseph Racheldown

Genesis 37:7
HEB:תְסֻבֶּ֙ינָה֙ אֲלֻמֹּ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖יןָ לַאֲלֻמָּתִֽי׃
NAS: gathered aroundand bowed down to my sheaf.
KJV: stood round about,and made obeisance to my sheaf.
INT: gathered your sheavesand bowed to my sheaf

Genesis 37:9
HEB:עָשָׂר֙ כּֽוֹכָבִ֔ים מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֖ים לִֽי׃
NAS: starswere bowing down to me.
KJV: starsmade obeisance to me.
INT: ten starswere bowing

Genesis 37:10
HEB:וְאִמְּךָ֣ וְאַחֶ֔יךָ לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֥ת לְךָ֖ אָֽרְצָה׃
NAS: cometo bow ourselves down before you to the ground?
KJV: cometo bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
INT: mother and your brothersto bow common

Genesis 42:6
HEB:אֲחֵ֣י יוֹסֵ֔ף וַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־ ל֥וֹ אַפַּ֖יִם
NAS: cameand bowed down to him with [their] faces
KJV: came,and bowed down themselves before him [with] their faces
INT: brothers and Joseph'sand bowed with faces to the ground

Genesis 43:26
HEB:בְּיָדָ֖ם הַבָּ֑יְתָה וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־ ל֖וֹ אָֽרְצָה׃
NAS: was in their handand bowed to the ground
KJV: into the house,and bowed themselves to him to the earth.
INT: their hand the houseand bowed to the ground

Genesis 43:28
HEB:[וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ כ] (וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ ק)
NAS: alive. They boweddown in homage.
KJV: And they bowed down their heads,and made obeisance.
INT: alive bowedbow down

Genesis 47:31
HEB:וַיִּשָּׁבַ֖ע ל֑וֹ וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עַל־
NAS: to him. Then Israelbowed [in worship] at the head
KJV: unto him. And Israelbowed himself upon the bed's
INT: Swear sworebowed Israel and

Genesis 48:12
HEB:מֵעִ֣ם בִּרְכָּ֑יו וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ לְאַפָּ֖יו אָֽרְצָה׃
NAS: them from his knees,and bowed with his face
KJV: his knees,and he bowed himself with his face
INT: between his kneesand bowed his face to the ground

Genesis 49:8
HEB:בְּעֹ֣רֶף אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ יִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּ לְךָ֖ בְּנֵ֥י
NAS: sonsshall bow down to you.
KJV: childrenshall bow down before thee.
INT: the neck enemiesshall bow sons your father's

Exodus 4:31
HEB:עָנְיָ֔ם וַֽיִּקְּד֖וּ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃
NAS: then they bowed lowand worshiped.
KJV: then they bowed their headsand worshipped.
INT: their affliction bowedand worshiped

Exodus 11:8
HEB:אֵ֨לֶּה אֵלַ֜י וְהִשְׁתַּֽחֲוּוּ־ לִ֣י לֵאמֹ֗ר
NAS: will come downto me and bow themselves before me, saying,
KJV: shall come downunto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying,
INT: these to mebow saying Go

172 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7812
172 Occurrences

bə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wā·yā·ṯî — 1 Occ.
’eš·ta·ḥă·weh — 2 Occ.
ham·miš·ta·ḥă·wîm — 2 Occ.
hiš·ta·ḥă·wê·ṯî — 1 Occ.
hiš·ta·ḥă·wū — 5 Occ.
lə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wōṯ — 14 Occ.
miš·ta·ḥă·weh — 2 Occ.
miš·ta·ḥă·wîm — 3 Occ.
miš·ta·ḥă·wî·ṯem — 1 Occ.
niš·ta·ḥă·weh — 2 Occ.
šə·ḥî — 1 Occ.
ṯiš·ta·ḥă·weh — 5 Occ.
ṯiš·ta·ḥă·wū — 6 Occ.
ṯiš·taḥ·weh — 1 Occ.
ū·lə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wōṯ — 3 Occ.
ū·miš·ta·ḥă·weh — 1 Occ.
ū·miš·ta·ḥă·wîm — 2 Occ.
wā·’eš·ta·ḥă·weh — 1 Occ.
way·yiš·ta·ḥă·weh — 1 Occ.
way·yiš·ta·ḥă·wū — 23 Occ.
way·yiš·ta·ḥăw·wū — 6 Occ.
way·yiš·ta·ḥū — 40 Occ.
wat·tiš·ta·ḥă·we·nā — 2 Occ.
wat·tiš·ta·ḥū — 7 Occ.
wə·’eš·ta·ḥă·weh — 1 Occ.
wə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wāh — 1 Occ.
wə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wê·ṯî — 2 Occ.
wə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wî- — 1 Occ.
wə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wî·ṯā — 4 Occ.
wə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wî·ṯem — 5 Occ.
wə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wū — 5 Occ.
wə·hiš·ta·ḥăw·wū- — 2 Occ.
wə·niš·ta·ḥă·weh — 1 Occ.
wə·yiš·ta·ḥă·wū — 5 Occ.
wə·yiš·ta·ḥăw·wū — 2 Occ.
wə·yiš·ta·ḥū — 1 Occ.
yaš·ḥen·nāh — 1 Occ.
yiš·ta·ḥă·weh — 3 Occ.
yiš·ta·ḥă·wū — 3 Occ.
yiš·ta·ḥăw·wū — 3 Occ.