וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל
To depress , i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God) · He will rule as God ; Jisraël , a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of His posterity
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שָׁחָה H7812 to depress , i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 he will rule as God ; Jisraël , a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
What does וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל (vayyishtachu Yisra'el) mean in the Bible?
שָׁחָה · יִשְׂרָאֵל is a Hebrew word meaning "Israel bowed in worship".
Full entry for וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל (H7812, H3478) · Browse the biblical lexicon
Meaning
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Nitpael 37×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.