What does שָׁחָה · יִשְׂרָאֵל mean in the Bible?
שָׁחָה · יִשְׂרָאֵל is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Israel bowed in worship".
Hebrew · H7812, H3478
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)
Pronunciation shāḥāh
Physical act of lowering oneself expressing submission, homage, or worship before authority—divine or royal.
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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 phrase meaning "Israel bowed in worship".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7812, H3478?
H7812, H3478 is connected to 2,682 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Israel bowed in worship
Source Gloss
Israel bowed in worship
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 2 Aligned forms 38
Nitpael 37×
Imperfect 2Chr 32:12 · 2Kgs 17:35 · 2Kgs 17:36 · 2Kgs 18:22 · Isa 36:7 · Josh 23:7 · Deut 5:9 · Exod 20:5 · Exod 23:24 · Exod 34:14 · Mic 5:12 · Ps 81:10 · Gen 49:8 · Isa 2:8 · Isa 45:14 · Isa 46:6 24×
Participle active 2Chr 29:28 · 2Kgs 19:37 · Ezek 8:16 · Gen 37:9 · Isa 37:38 · Neh 9:6 6×
Sequential imperfect 1Chr 16:29 · Ps 29:2 · Ps 96:9 · Ps 97:7 4×
Perfect 2Sam 16:4 · Jer 8:2 2×
Cohortative Ps 132:7 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Sequential imperfect Isa 51:23 1×
Word Origins
וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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