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kāraʿ כָּרַע ‘to bow’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

kāraʿ v
1) to bend, kneel, bow, bow down, sink down to one's knees, kneel down to rest (of animals), kneel in reverence
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to bow
  1a2) to bow down, crouch
  1a3) to bow down over
  1a4) to tilt, lean
 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to bow

Mentioned in Genesis 49:9 Numbers 24:9 Judges 11:35, 7:6, 7:5, 5:27 1 Samuel 4:19 2 Samuel 22:40 1 Kings 8:54, 19:18 2 Kings 1:13, 9:24 Isaiah 10:4, 65:12, 46:1, 45:23, 46:2 Psalms 18:40, 72:9, 22:30, 78:31, 20:9, 95:6, 17:13 Job 31:10, 4:4, 39:3 Esther 3:5, 3:2 Ezra 9:5 2 Chronicles 7:3, 29:29

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