What does קָדַד (qādad) mean in the Bible?
קָדַד (qādad): Physical contraction of body/neck as gesture of deference, submission, or reverence before superiors.
Hebrew · H6915
קָדַד
To shrivel up , i.e. contract or bend the body (or neck) in deference
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קָדַד H6915
Pronunciation qādad
What does קָדַד (qādad) mean in the Bible?
קָדַד (qādad): Physical contraction of body/neck as gesture of deference, submission, or reverence before superiors.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6915?
The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include bowed down (4), bowed (3), they bowed down (2), . . . (1), and bowed down (1).
Where does קָדַד (qādad) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 24:26. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (3), Genesis (3), 1 Kings (2), 1 Samuel (2).
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 bowed down 4× Genesis 24:26, Exodus 12:27, Exodus 34:8, 1 Kings 1:16
bowed 3× 1 Samuel 24:8, 1 Kings 1:31, 2 Chronicles 20:18
they bowed down 2× Exodus 4:31, 1 Chronicles 29:20
. . . 1× Numbers 22:31
and bowed down 1× 2 Chronicles 29:30
and he bowed 1× 1 Samuel 28:14
And they bowed down 1× Genesis 43:28
Then I bowed down 1× Genesis 24:48
Then they bowed down 1× Nehemiah 8:6
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 24:26 וַיִּקֹּ֣ד to bowed down Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 24:48 וָאֶקֹּ֥ד to Then I bowed down Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular Genesis 43:28 וַֽיִּקְּד֖וּ to And they bowed down Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Exodus 4:31 וַֽיִּקְּד֖וּ to they bowed down Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Exodus 12:27 וַיִּקֹּ֥ד to bowed down Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Exodus 34:8 וַיִּקֹּ֥ד to bowed down Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Numbers 22:31 וַיִּקֹּ֥ד to . . . Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1 Samuel 24:8 וַיִּקֹּ֨ד to bowed Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1 Samuel 28:14 וַיִּקֹּ֥ד to and he bowed Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1 Kings 1:16 וַתִּקֹּ֣ד to bowed down Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 24:26
Aligned rows 15
Books represented 8
Genesis 3 Exodus 3 Numbers 1 1 Samuel 2 1 Kings 2 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 2 Nehemiah 1
Source forms
וַיִּקֹּ֥ד 4x way·yiq·qōḏ Exodus 12:27, Exodus 34:8, Numbers 22:31, 1 Samuel 28:14
וַֽיִּקְּד֖וּ 3x way·yiq·qə·ḏū Genesis 43:28, Exodus 4:31, 2 Chronicles 29:30
וַיִּקְּד֧וּ 2x way·yiq·qə·ḏū 1 Chronicles 29:20, Nehemiah 8:6
וָאֶקֹּ֥ד 1x wā·’eq·qōḏ Genesis 24:48
וַיִּקֹּ֣ד 1x way·yiq·qōḏ Genesis 24:26
וַיִּקֹּ֨ד 1x way·yiq·qōḏ 1 Samuel 24:8
וַיִּקֹּ֧ד 1x way·yiq·qōḏ 2 Chronicles 20:18
וַתִּקֹּ֣ד 1x wat·tiq·qōḏ 1 Kings 1:16
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 7x Genesis 24:26, Exodus 12:27, Exodus 34:8, Numbers 22:31
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 5x Genesis 43:28, Exodus 4:31, 1 Chronicles 29:20, 2 Chronicles 29:30
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular 2x 1 Kings 1:16, 1 Kings 1:31
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular 1x Genesis 24:48
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Physical contraction of body/neck as gesture of deference, submission, or reverence before superiors.
Source Gloss
to shrivel up , i.e. contract or bend the body (or neck) in deference
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Physical contraction of body/neck as gesture of deference, submission, or reverence before superiors.
to shrivel up, i.e. contract or bend the body (or neck) in deference BDB: bow down Usage: bow (down) (the) head, stoop.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
People bow down their heads in worship and deference to God's acts
Showing 1 selected witness from 15 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
קָדַד is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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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