שָׁחָה
sha.chah
1. to bow down
a. (Qal) to bow down
b. (Hiphil) to depress (fig)
c. (Hithpael)
1. to bow down, prostrate oneself
a. before superior in homage
b. before God in worship
c. before false gods
d. before angel
Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)
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Concordance 166 verses
- 2 Chronicles 7:3 וַיִּֽשְׁתַּֽחֲו֔וּ
When 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 7:19 וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖ם
But 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 7:22 וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ
And 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 20:18 לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֖ת
Then Jehoshaphat bowed facedown, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down before the LORD to worship Him.
- 2 Chronicles 24:17 וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ
After the death of Jehoiada, however, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.
- 2 Chronicles 25:14 יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה
When 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 29:28 מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔ים
The whole assembly was worshiping, the singers were singing, and the trumpeters were playing. All this continued until the burnt offering was completed.
- 2 Chronicles 29:29 וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃
When the offerings were completed, the king and all those present with him bowed down and worshiped.
- 2 Chronicles 29:30 וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃פ
Then 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 their heads and worshiped.
- 2 Chronicles 32:12 תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ
Did 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 33:3 וַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙
For 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 8:6 וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲוֻּ֛
Then 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 9:3 וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔ים
While 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 9:6 מִשְׁתַּחֲוִֽים׃
You 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 3:2 וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽה׃
All 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 3:5 וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה
When Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage.
- Job 1:20 וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃
Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,
- Psalms 5:7 אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה
But I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion; in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple.
- Psalms 22:27 וְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ
All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
- Psalms 22:29 וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֨וּ׀
All 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.
- Psalms 29:2 הִשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ
Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness.
- Psalms 45:11 וְהִשְׁתַּֽחֲוִי־
and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.
- Psalms 66:4 יִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ
All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah
- Psalms 72:11 וְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּ־
May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
- Psalms 81:9 תִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗ה
There must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god.
- Psalms 86:9 וְיִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ
All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.
- Psalms 95:6 נִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֣ה
O come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.
- Psalms 96:9 הִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ
Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness; tremble before Him, all the earth.
- Psalms 97:7 הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ־
All worshipers of images are put to shame— those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods!
- Psalms 99:5 וְֽ֭הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ
Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at His footstool; He is holy!
- Psalms 99:9 וְ֭הִֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ
Exalt the LORD our God and worship at His holy mountain, for the LORD our God is holy.
- Psalms 106:19 וַ֝יִּשְׁתַּחֲו֗וּ
At Horeb they made a calf and worshiped a molten image.
- Psalms 132:7 נִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗ה
Let us go to His dwelling place; let us worship at His footstool.
- Psalms 138:2 אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֨ה
I 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 12:25 יַשְׁחֶ֑נָּה
Anxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.
- Isaiah 2:8 יִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֔וּ
Their land is full of idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their fingers have made.
- Isaiah 2:20 לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֔ת
In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold— the idols they made to worship.
- Isaiah 27:13 וְהִשְׁתַּחֲו֧וּ
And 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 36:7 תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃
But 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 37:38 מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֜ה
One 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 44:15 וַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּ
It serves as fuel for man. He takes some of it to warm himself, and he kindles a fire and bakes his bread; he even fashions it into a god and worships it; he makes an idol and bows down to it.
- Isaiah 44:17 וְיִשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙
From 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 45:14 יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּוּ֙
This 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 46:6 יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃
They 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 49:7 וְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֑וּ
Thus 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.”
- Isaiah 49:23 יִשְׁתַּ֣חֲווּ
Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”
- Isaiah 51:23 שְׁחִ֣י
I will place it in the hands of your tormentors, who told you: ‘Lie down, so we can walk over you,’ so that you made your back like the ground, like a street to be traversed.”
- Isaiah 60:14 וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּ
The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 66:23 לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֥ת
From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come to worship before Me,” says the LORD.
- Jeremiah 1:16 וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ
I will pronounce My judgments against them for all their wickedness, because they have forsaken Me to burn incense to other gods and to worship the works of their own hands.