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קָדַד H6915
H6915 is the Hebrew word קָדַד, transliterated qâdad and said kaw-dad'. The King James Version most often renders it bowed.
What it means
to shrivel up, i.e. contract or bend the body (or neck) in deference.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: bow (down) (the) head, stoop.
Verses using קָדַד
All 15 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 24:26 · KJV
And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the LORD.
Genesis 24:48 · KJV
And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son.
Genesis 43:28 · KJV
And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.
Exodus 4:31 · KJV
And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
Exodus 12:27 · KJV
That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD’s passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.
Exodus 34:8 · KJV
And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.
Numbers 22:31 · KJV
Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his face.
1 Samuel 24:8 · KJV
David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.
1 Samuel 28:14 · KJV
And he said unto her, What form is he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself.
1 Kings 1:16 · KJV
And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?
1 Kings 1:31 · KJV
Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
1 Chronicles 29:20 · KJV
And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.
2 Chronicles 20:18 · KJV
And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshipping the LORD.
2 Chronicles 29:30 · KJV
Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.
Nehemiah 8:6 · KJV
And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
Common questions
What does Strong's H6915 mean?
H6915 is the Hebrew word קָדַד (qâdad), meaning to shrivel up, i.e. contract or bend the body (or neck) in deference.
How is H6915 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it bowed (4 times), bowed down their heads (2 times), bowed their heads (2 times), stooped (2 times), bowed down his head (1 time), among others.
How many times does H6915 appear in the Bible?
קָדַד (qâdad) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6915 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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