What does סָגַד (sāgad) mean in the Bible?
סָגַד (sāgad): Physical submission before a superior power, often signaling covenant allegiance or worship recognition
Hebrew · H5456
סָגַד
To prostrate oneself (in homage)
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סָגַד H5456
Pronunciation sāgad
What does סָגַד (sāgad) mean in the Bible?
סָגַד (sāgad): Physical submission before a superior power, often signaling covenant allegiance or worship recognition
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5456?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), and bows down (1), He bows down to it (1), Shall I bow down (1), so they can bow down (1).
Where does סָגַד (sāgad) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 44:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (5).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It . . . 1× Isaiah 44:17
and bows down 1× Isaiah 44:15
He bows down to it 1× Isaiah 44:17
Shall I bow down 1× Isaiah 44:19
so they can bow down 1× Isaiah 46:6
Show sample aligned rows
Isaiah 44:15 וַיִּסְגָּד־ to and bows down Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Isaiah 44:17 יִסְגּוֹד to He bows down to it Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Isaiah 44:17 ל֤וֹ to . . . Preposition | third person masculine singular Isaiah 44:19 אֶסְגּֽוֹד׃ to Shall I bow down Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Isaiah 46:6 יִסְגְּד֖וּ to so they can bow down Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Isaiah 44:15
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 1
Isaiah 5
Source forms
אֶסְגּֽוֹד׃ 1x ’es·gō·wḏ Isaiah 44:19
וַיִּסְגָּד־ 1x way·yis·gāḏ- Isaiah 44:15
יִסְגְּד֖וּ 1x yis·gə·ḏū Isaiah 46:6
יִסְגּוֹד 1x yis·gōḏ Isaiah 44:17
ל֤וֹ 1x lōw Isaiah 44:17
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 44:15
Preposition | third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 44:17
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular 1x Isaiah 44:19
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Isaiah 46:6
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 44:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Physical submission before a superior power, often signaling covenant allegiance or worship recognition
Source Gloss
to prostrate oneself (in homage)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Physical submission before a superior power, often signaling covenant allegiance or worship recognition
to prostrate oneself (in homage) BDB: prostrate oneself Usage: fall down.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 4
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 4×
Imperfect Isa 44:17 · Isa 44:19 · Isa 46:6 4×
Word Origins
סָגַד is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain