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šāḥā שָׁחָה ‘to bow’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

šāḥā v
1) to bow down
 1a) (Qal) to bow down
 1b)(Hiphil) to depress (fig)
 1c) (Hithpael)
  1c1) to bow down, prostrate oneself
1c1a) before superior in homage
1c1b) before God in worship
1c1c) before false gods
1c1d) before angel

Mentioned in Genesis 37:10, 43:28, 49:8, 22:5, 23:7, 23:12, 24:48, 24:52, 18:2, 27:29, 33:3, 37:9, 42:6, 33:7, 24:26, 37:7, 47:31, 19:1, 48:12, 43:26, 33:6 Exodus 20:5, 24:1, 18:7, 33:10, 11:8, 34:14, 32:8, 23:24, 4:31, 12:27, 34:8 Codex Leviticus 26:1 Numbers 25:2, 22:31 Deuteronomy 5:9, 8:19, 26:10, 17:3, 11:16, 29:25, 30:17, 4:19 Joshua 23:16, 5:14, 23:7 Judges 2:12, 2:17, 2:19, 7:15 1 Samuel 25:23, 2:36, 24:9, 25:41, 15:31, 1:3, 20:41, 28:14, 1:19, 15:30, 1:28, 15:25 2 Samuel 14:33, 14:22, 16:4, 18:28, 1:2, 15:32, 15:5, 12:20, 9:6, 9:8, 14:4, 18:21, 24:20 1 Kings 9:9, 11:33, 22:54, 1:31, 1:47, 2:19, 9:6, 16:31, 1:16, 1:23, 1:53 2 Kings 21:3, 21:21, 5:18, 19:37, 17:35, 18:22, 17:16, 2:15, 17:36, 4:37 Isaiah 27:13, 2:20, 44:15, 37:38, 45:14, 44:17, 46:6, 36:7, 60:14, 2:8, 49:7, 49:23, 51:23, 66:23 Jeremiah 16:11, 8:2, 13:10, 25:6, 1:16, 22:9, 26:2, 7:2 Ezekiel 8:16, 46:2, 46:3, 46:9 Micah 5:12 Zephaniah 2:11, 1:5 Zechariah 14:17, 14:16 Psalms 45:12, 86:9, 22:30, 81:10, 5:8, 22:28, 138:2, 97:7, 99:5, 99:9, 66:4, 96:9, 95:6, 132:7, 72:11, 29:2, 106:19 Proverbs 12:25 Job 1:20 Ruth 2:10 Esther 3:5, 3:2 Nehemiah 8:6, 9:3, 9:6 1 Chronicles 29:20, 21:21, 16:29 2 Chronicles 7:22, 33:3, 25:14, 24:17, 32:12, 7:19, 29:30, 7:3, 20:18, 29:29, 29:28

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