Definition
a primitive root; to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
Traditional renderings: bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.
Traditional renderings: bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שָׁחָה:
- προσκυνέωproskuneō“to worship”98%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
172 total
- 2 Kings 21:21וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ · and worshipedHe walked in all the ways of his father, and he served and worshiped the idols his father had served.
- 1 Chronicles 16:29הִשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ · WorshipAscribe to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering and come before Him. Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness;
- 1 Chronicles 21:21וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ · and bowedDavid came to Ornan, and when Ornan looked out and saw David, he left the threshing floor and bowed facedown before David.
- 1 Chronicles 29:20וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּ · and paid homageThen David said to the whole assembly, “Bless the LORD your God.” So the whole assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers. They bowed down and paid homage to the LORD and to the king.
- 2 Chronicles 7:3וַיִּֽשְׁתַּֽחֲו֔וּ · and they worshipedWhen all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.”
- 2 Chronicles 7:19וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖ם · and worshipBut if you turn away and forsake the statutes and commandments I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods,
- 2 Chronicles 7:22וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ · worshipingAnd others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, He has brought all this disaster upon them.’”
- 2 Chronicles 20:18לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֖ת · to worshipThen Jehoshaphat bowed facedown, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down before the LORD to worship Him.
- 2 Chronicles 24:17וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ · and paid homageAfter the death of Jehoiada, however, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.
- 2 Chronicles 25:14יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה · bowedWhen Amaziah returned from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the Seirites, set them up as his own gods, bowed before them, and burned sacrifices to them.
- 2 Chronicles 29:28מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔ים · was worshipingThe whole assembly was worshiping, the singers were singing, and the trumpeters were playing. All this continued until the burnt offering was completed.
- 2 Chronicles 29:29וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃ · and worshipedWhen the offerings were completed, the king and all those present with him bowed down and worshiped.
- 2 Chronicles 29:30וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃פ · and worshipedThen King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the LORD in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed down and worshiped.
- 2 Chronicles 32:12תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ · You must worshipDid not Hezekiah himself remove His high places and His altars and say to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship before one altar, and on it you shall burn sacrifices’?
- 2 Chronicles 33:3וַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ · And he worshipedFor he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven.
- Nehemiah 8:6וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲוֻּ֛ · and worshipedThen Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and with their hands uplifted, all the people said, “Amen, Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
- Nehemiah 9:3וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔ים · and worshipWhile they stood in their places, they read from the Book of the Law of the LORD their God for a quarter of the day, and they spent another quarter of the day in confession and worship of the LORD their God.
- Nehemiah 9:6מִשְׁתַּחֲוִֽים׃ · worshipsYou alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.
- Esther 3:2וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙ · and paid homage; יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽה׃ · or pay homageAll the royal servants at the king’s gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, because the king had commanded that this be done for him. But Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage.
- Esther 3:5וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה · or pay him homageWhen Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage.
- Job 1:20וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ · and worshipedThen Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,
- Psalm 5:7אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה · I will bow downBut I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion; in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple.
- Psalm 22:27וְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ · will bow downAll the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
- Psalm 22:29וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֨וּ׀ · and worshipAll the rich of the earth will feast and worship; all who go down to the dust will kneel before Him—even those unable to preserve their lives.
- Psalm 29:2הִשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ · worshipAscribe to the LORD the glory due His name; worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness.
- Psalm 45:11וְהִשְׁתַּֽחֲוִי־ · bow…and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.
- Psalm 66:4יִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ · bows downAll the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah
- Psalm 72:11וְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּ־ · bow downMay all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
- Psalm 81:9תִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗ה · bowThere must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god.
- Psalm 86:9וְיִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ · and bowAll the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.
- Psalm 95:6נִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֣ה · let us worshipO come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.
- Psalm 96:9הִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ · WorshipWorship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness; tremble before Him, all the earth.
- Psalm 97:7הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ־ · WorshipAll worshipers of images are put to shame—those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods!
- Psalm 99:5וְֽ֭הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ · and worshipExalt the LORD our God, and worship at His footstool; He is holy!
- Psalm 99:9וְ֭הִֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ · and worshipExalt the LORD our God and worship at His holy mountain, for the LORD our God is holy.
- Psalm 106:19וַ֝יִּשְׁתַּחֲו֗וּ · and worshipedAt Horeb they made a calf and worshiped a molten image.
- Psalm 132:7נִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗ה · let us worshipLet us go to His dwelling place; let us worship at His footstool.
- Psalm 138:2אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֨ה · I bow downI bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.
- Proverbs 12:25יַשְׁחֶ֑נָּה · weighs downAnxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.
- Isaiah 2:8יִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֔וּ · they bow downTheir land is full of idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their fingers have made.
- Isaiah 2:20לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֔ת · to worshipIn that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold—the idols they made to worship.
- Isaiah 27:13וְהִשְׁתַּחֲו֧וּ · And they will worshipAnd in that day a great ram’s horn will sound, and those who were perishing in Assyria will come forth with those who were exiles in Egypt. And they will worship the LORD on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 36:7תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃ · You must worshipBut if you say to me, ‘We trust in the LORD our God,’ is He not the One whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship before this altar’?
- Isaiah 37:38מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֜ה · was worshipingOne day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.
- Isaiah 44:15וַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּ · and worships itIt serves as fuel for man. He takes some of it to warm himself, and he kindles a fire and bakes his bread. He also fashions it into a god and worships it; he makes an idol and bows down to it.
- Isaiah 44:17וְיִשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ · and worshipsFrom the rest he makes a god, his graven image. He bows down to it and worships; he prays to it and says, “Save me, for you are my god.”
- Isaiah 45:14יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּוּ֙ · and bow downThis is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”
- Isaiah 46:6יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃ · worshipThey pour out their bags of gold and weigh out silver on scales; they hire a goldsmith to fashion it into a god, so they can bow down and worship.
- Isaiah 49:7וְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֑וּ · will bow downThus says the LORD, the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel, to Him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the Servant of rulers: “Kings will see You and rise, and princes will bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen You.”