Hebrew word study

שָׁחָהshâchâh — to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homa…

Pronounced “shaw-khaw'”

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

Translated in the King James as: bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.

Appears 171 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 23×

Genesis 18:2 Genesis 19:1 Genesis 22:5 Genesis 23:7 Genesis 23:12 Genesis 24:26 Genesis 24:48 Genesis 24:52 Genesis 27:29 Genesis 33:3 Genesis 33:6 Genesis 33:7 Genesis 37:7 Genesis 37:9 Genesis 37:10 Genesis 42:6 Genesis 43:26 Genesis 43:28 Genesis 47:31 Genesis 48:12 Genesis 49:8+ 2 more in Genesis

Exodus — 11×

Exodus 4:31 Exodus 11:8 Exodus 12:27 Exodus 18:7 Exodus 20:5 Exodus 23:24 Exodus 24:1 Exodus 32:8 Exodus 33:10 Exodus 34:8 Exodus 34:14

Leviticus — 1×

Leviticus 26:1

Numbers — 2×

Numbers 22:31 Numbers 25:2

Deuteronomy — 8×

Deuteronomy 4:19 Deuteronomy 5:9 Deuteronomy 8:19 Deuteronomy 11:16 Deuteronomy 17:3 Deuteronomy 26:10 Deuteronomy 29:26 Deuteronomy 30:17

Joshua — 3×

Joshua 5:14 Joshua 23:7 Joshua 23:16

Judges — 4×

Judges 2:12 Judges 2:17 Judges 2:19 Judges 7:15

Ruth — 1×

Ruth 2:10

1 Samuel — 12×

1 Sam 1:3 1 Sam 1:19 1 Sam 1:28 1 Sam 2:36 1 Sam 15:25 1 Sam 15:30 1 Sam 15:31 1 Sam 20:41 1 Sam 24:8 1 Sam 25:23 1 Sam 25:41 1 Sam 28:14

2 Samuel — 13×

2 Sam 1:2 2 Sam 9:6 2 Sam 9:8 2 Sam 12:20 2 Sam 14:4 2 Sam 14:22 2 Sam 14:33 2 Sam 15:5 2 Sam 15:32 2 Sam 16:4 2 Sam 18:21 2 Sam 18:28 2 Sam 24:20

1 Kings — 11×

1 Ki 1:16 1 Ki 1:23 1 Ki 1:31 1 Ki 1:47 1 Ki 1:53 1 Ki 2:19 1 Ki 9:6 1 Ki 9:9 1 Ki 11:33 1 Ki 16:31 1 Ki 22:53

2 Kings — 11×

2 Ki 2:15 2 Ki 4:37 2 Ki 5:18 2 Ki 17:16 2 Ki 17:35 2 Ki 17:36 2 Ki 18:22 2 Ki 19:37 2 Ki 21:3 2 Ki 21:21+ 1 more in 2 Kings

1 Chronicles — 3×

1 Chr 16:29 1 Chr 21:21 1 Chr 29:20

2 Chronicles — 11×

2 Chr 7:3 2 Chr 7:19 2 Chr 7:22 2 Chr 20:18 2 Chr 24:17 2 Chr 25:14 2 Chr 29:28 2 Chr 29:29 2 Chr 29:30 2 Chr 32:12 2 Chr 33:3

Nehemiah — 3×

Nehemiah 8:6 Nehemiah 9:3 Nehemiah 9:6

Esther — 3×

Esther 3:2 Esther 3:5+ 1 more in Esther

Job — 1×

Job 1:20

Psalms — 17×

Psalms 5:7 Psalms 22:27 Psalms 22:29 Psalms 29:2 Psalms 45:11 Psalms 66:4 Psalms 72:11 Psalms 81:9 Psalms 86:9 Psalms 95:6 Psalms 96:9 Psalms 97:7 Psalms 99:5 Psalms 99:9 Psalms 106:19 Psalms 132:7 Psalms 138:2

Proverbs — 1×

Proverbs 12:25

Isaiah — 14×

Isaiah 2:8 Isaiah 2:20 Isaiah 27:13 Isaiah 36:7 Isaiah 37:38 Isaiah 44:15 Isaiah 44:17 Isaiah 45:14 Isaiah 46:6 Isaiah 49:7 Isaiah 49:23 Isaiah 51:23 Isaiah 60:14 Isaiah 66:23

Jeremiah — 8×

Jeremiah 1:16 Jeremiah 7:2 Jeremiah 8:2 Jeremiah 13:10 Jeremiah 16:11 Jeremiah 22:9 Jeremiah 25:6 Jeremiah 26:2

Ezekiel — 4×

Ezekiel 8:16 Ezekiel 46:2 Ezekiel 46:3 Ezekiel 46:9

Micah — 1×

Micah 5:13

Zephaniah — 3×

Zeph 1:5 Zeph 2:11+ 1 more in Zephaniah

Zechariah — 2×

Zech 14:16 Zech 14:17

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