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כָּרַע H3766

H3766 is the Hebrew word כָּרַע, transliterated kâraʻ and said kaw-rah'. The King James Version most often renders it bowed.

Word: כָּרַעTransliteration: kâraʻSaid: kaw-rah'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 31 verses

What it means

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

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 28 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

bowed 10×bow 4×bow down 4×fell 2×stooped down 1×couched 1×every one that boweth down 1×bowed down 1×hast brought 1×very 1×low 1×against me hast thou subdued 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: bow (down, self), bring down (low), cast down, couch, fall, feeble, kneeling, sink, smite (stoop) down, subdue, [idiom] very.

Verses using כָּרַע

All 31 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 49:9 · KJV

Judah is a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?

Numbers 24:9 · KJV

He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.

Judges 5:27 · KJV

At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: at her feet he bowed, he fell: where he bowed, there he fell down dead.

Judges 7:5 · KJV

So he brought down the people unto the water: and the LORD said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink.

Judges 7:6 · KJV

And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.

Judges 11:35 · KJV

And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.

1 Samuel 4:19 · KJV

And his daughter in law, Phinehas’ wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her.

2 Samuel 22:40 · KJV

For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.

1 Kings 8:54 · KJV

And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.

1 Kings 19:18 · KJV

Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.

2 Kings 1:13 · KJV

And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.

2 Kings 9:24 · KJV

And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.

2 Chronicles 7:3 · KJV

And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

2 Chronicles 29:29 · KJV

And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves, and worshipped.

Ezra 9:5 · KJV

And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God,

Esther 3:2 · KJV

And all the king’s servants, that were in the king’s gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence.

Esther 3:5 · KJV

And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.

Job 4:4 · KJV

Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.

Job 39:3 · KJV

They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.

Psalm 17:13 · KJV

Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword:

Psalm 18:39 · KJV

For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

Psalm 20:8 · KJV

They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.

Psalm 22:29 · KJV

All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.

Psalm 72:9 · KJV

They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

Psalm 78:31 · KJV

The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.

Psalm 95:6 · KJV

O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.

Isaiah 10:4 · KJV

Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

Isaiah 45:23 · KJV

I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

Isaiah 46:1 · KJV

Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.

Isaiah 46:2 · KJV

They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.

Isaiah 65:12 · KJV

Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3766 mean?

H3766 is the Hebrew word כָּרַע (kâraʻ), meaning to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostrate.

How is H3766 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it bowed (10 times), bow (4 times), bow down (4 times), fell (2 times), stooped down (1 time), among others.

How many times does H3766 appear in the Bible?

כָּרַע (kâraʻ) is tagged in 31 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3766 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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