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שָׁחָה H7812

H7812 is the Hebrew word שָׁחָה, transliterated shâchâh and said shaw-khaw'. The King James Version most often renders it worship.

Word: שָׁחָהTransliteration: shâchâhSaid: shaw-khaw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 153 verses

What it means

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

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 137 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

worship 47×worshipped 31×bowed 27×bow down 12×obeisance 5×bowed down 4×made obeisance 2×reverence 2×pass as he was worshipping 2×fall down 2×worshippeth 2×bowed himself 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.

Verses using שָׁחָה

The first 40 of 153 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 18:2 · KJV

And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,

Genesis 19:1 · KJV

And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

Genesis 22:5 · KJV

And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.

Genesis 23:7 · KJV

And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.

Genesis 23:12 · KJV

And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.

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 24:52 · KJV

And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth.

Genesis 27:29 · KJV

Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.

Genesis 33:3 · KJV

And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

Genesis 33:7 · KJV

And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.

Genesis 37:7 · KJV

For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.

Genesis 37:10 · KJV

And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?

Genesis 42:6 · KJV

And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.

Genesis 43:26 · KJV

And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth.

Genesis 47:31 · KJV

And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed’s head.

Genesis 48:12 · KJV

And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

Exodus 11:8 · KJV

And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.

Exodus 18:7 · KJV

And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.

Exodus 20:5 · KJV

Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

Exodus 23:24 · KJV

Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.

Exodus 24:1 · KJV

And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off.

Exodus 32:8 · KJV

They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

Exodus 33:10 · KJV

And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle door: and all the people rose up and worshipped, every man in his tent door.

Exodus 34:14 · KJV

For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:

Leviticus 26:1 · KJV

Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God.

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.

Numbers 25:2 · KJV

And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.

Deuteronomy 4:19 · KJV

And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.

Deuteronomy 5:9 · KJV

Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me,

Deuteronomy 8:19 · KJV

And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.

Deuteronomy 17:3 · KJV

And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded;

Deuteronomy 26:10 · KJV

And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O LORD, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the LORD thy God, and worship before the LORD thy God:

Deuteronomy 29:26 · KJV

For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them:

Deuteronomy 30:17 · KJV

But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them;

Joshua 5:14 · KJV

And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?

Joshua 23:16 · KJV

When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.

Judges 2:12 · KJV

And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger.

Judges 2:17 · KJV

And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.

Judges 2:19 · KJV

And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7812 mean?

H7812 is the Hebrew word שָׁחָה (shâchâh), meaning to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God).

How is H7812 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it worship (47 times), worshipped (31 times), bowed (27 times), bow down (12 times), obeisance (5 times), among others.

How many times does H7812 appear in the Bible?

שָׁחָה (shâchâh) is tagged in 153 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7812 come from?

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

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