שָׁחָה (sha.chah) means “to bow” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: shaw-khaw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
שָׁחָה · sha.chah · to bow
1) to bow down 1a) (Qal) to bow down 1b)(Hiphil) to depress (fig) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to bow down, prostrate oneself 1c1a) before superior in homage 1c1b) before God in worship 1c1c) before false gods 1c1d) before angel
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a primitive root; to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
KJV glosses: bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and worshiped | 16 |
| to worship | 12 |
| and bowed down | 10 |
| and worship | 10 |
| and bowed | 9 |
| bow down | 9 |
| and bow down | 8 |
| worship | 6 |
| bowed | 5 |
| in homage | 4 |
| in reverence | 4 |
| to bow down | 4 |
| and paid homage | 3 |
| was worshiping | 3 |
| you must worship | 3 |
| and bow | 2 |
| and he worshiped | 2 |
| and they worshiped | 2 |
| bow | 2 |
| let us worship | 2 |
| they bowed down | 2 |
| will bow down | 2 |
| worshiping | 2 |
| and balaam bowed low | 1 |
| and bowed low | 1 |
| and have bowed down | 1 |
| and have worshiped | 1 |
| and he bowed | 1 |
| and i bow down | 1 |
| and they bowed | 1 |
| and they will worship | 1 |
| and worships | 1 |
| and worships it | 1 |
| and you are to worship | 1 |
| are also to bow in worship | 1 |
| bowed down | 1 |
| bowed in worship | 1 |
| bowing down | 1 |
| bowing low | 1 |
| bows down | 1 |
| has bowed in worship | 1 |
| he bowed down | 1 |
| he bowed in worship | 1 |
| he is to bow in worship | 1 |
| he used to worship | 1 |
| i bow down | 1 |
| i humbly bow before you | 1 |
| i will bow down | 1 |
| in worship | 1 |
| lie down | 1 |
| mephibosheth bowed down | 1 |
| or pay him homage | 1 |
| or pay homage | 1 |
| shall bow down | 1 |
| so i can worship | 1 |
| so that i may worship | 1 |
| so they worshiped | 1 |
| they bow down | 1 |
| they bowed down to | 1 |
| they will bow | 1 |
| those who bow | 1 |
| those who bow down | 1 |
| to bow in worship | 1 |
| to honor him | 1 |
| to pay him homage | 1 |
| weighs down | 1 |
| were bowing down | 1 |
| will bow in worship | 1 |
| will fall facedown | 1 |
| worshiped | 1 |
| worships | 1 |
| you are to bow down | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and worshipped | 25 |
| and bowed | 17 |
| and worship | 12 |
| to worship | 10 |
| and did obeisance | 4 |
| shall worship | 4 |
| and bowed down | 3 |
| and made obeisance | 3 |
| bow down | 3 |
| bowed | 3 |
| thou shalt not bow down | 3 |
| ye shall worship | 3 |
| and did reverence | 2 |
| and have worshipped | 2 |
| and he bowed | 2 |
| and it came to pass as he was worshipping | 2 |
| and them that worship | 2 |
| them and to worship | 2 |
| to bow down | 2 |
| with me that i may worship | 2 |
| worship | 2 |
| worshipped | 2 |
| also shall worship | 1 |
| and bowed himself | 1 |
| and bowed themselves | 1 |
| and did worship | 1 |
| and he fell down | 1 |
| and he shall worship | 1 |
| and he worshipped | 1 |
| and him shall ye worship | 1 |
| and i bow | 1 |
| and reverenced | 1 |
| and shall worship | 1 |
| and they bowed | 1 |
| and they bowed themselves | 1 |
| and they shall fall down | 1 |
| and they worshipped | 1 |
| and whom they have worshipped | 1 |
| and worshippeth | 1 |
| be in thee neither shalt thou worship | 1 |
| bowed down | 1 |
| crouch | 1 |
| for thou shalt worship | 1 |
| he bowed | 1 |
| he worshipped | 1 |
| her and bowed | 1 |
| him and bowed | 1 |
| him worship | 1 |
| his head and fell flat | 1 |
| i humbly | 1 |
| i will worship | 1 |
| let us worship | 1 |
| made obeisance | 1 |
| maketh it stoop | 1 |
| me and have worshipped | 1 |
| nor bow | 1 |
| not nor did him reverence | 1 |
| o worship | 1 |
| of thee and thou shalt no more worship | 1 |
| reverence | 1 |
| shall bow down | 1 |
| shall fall down | 1 |
| thee shall bow themselves down | 1 |
| their heads and worshipped | 1 |
| them and bowed | 1 |
| them and have worshipped | 1 |
| them and he bowed | 1 |
| them and to bow down | 1 |
| them and worship | 1 |
| them nor bow | 1 |
| themselves and worshipped | 1 |
| thereof that he worshipped | 1 |
| they shall bow down | 1 |
| they worship | 1 |
| to do him obeisance | 1 |
| unto it and worshippeth | 1 |
| unto me and bow down | 1 |
| we will worship | 1 |
| when i bow down | 1 |
| where he worshipped | 1 |
| will i worship | 1 |
| worshippeth | 1 |
| worshipping | 1 |
| yea they worship | 1 |
Page 3 of 4. 166 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
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.”
Read word by wordBut 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,
Read word by wordAnd 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.’”
Read word by wordThen Jehoshaphat bowed facedown, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down before the LORD to worship Him.
Read word by wordAfter the death of Jehoiada, however, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.
Read word by wordWhen 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.
Read word by wordThe whole assembly was worshiping, the singers were singing, and the trumpeters were playing. All this continued until the burnt offering was completed.
Read word by wordWhen the offerings were completed, the king and all those present with him bowed down and worshiped.
Read word by wordThen 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 down and worshiped.
Read word by wordDid 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’?
Read word by wordFor 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.
Read word by wordThen 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.
Read word by wordWhile 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.
Read word by wordYou 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.
Read word by wordAll 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.
Read word by wordWhen Haman saw that Mordecai would not bow down or pay him homage, he was filled with rage.
Read word by wordThen Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,
Read word by wordBut I will enter Your house by the abundance of Your loving devotion; in reverence I will bow down toward Your holy temple.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.8
All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 22.28
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.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 22.30
Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness.
Read word by wordand the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 45.12
All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah
Read word by wordMay all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
Read word by wordThere must be no strange god among you, nor shall you bow to a foreign god.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 81.10
All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.
Read word by wordO come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.
Read word by wordWorship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness; tremble before Him, all the earth.
Read word by wordAll worshipers of images are put to shame—those who boast in idols. Worship Him, all you gods!
Read word by wordExalt the LORD our God, and worship at His footstool; He is holy!
Read word by wordExalt the LORD our God and worship at His holy mountain, for the LORD our God is holy.
Read word by wordAt Horeb they made a calf and worshiped a molten image.
Read word by wordLet us go to His dwelling place; let us worship at His footstool.
Read word by wordI 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.
Read word by wordAnxiety weighs down the heart of a man, but a good word cheers it up.
Read word by wordTheir land is full of idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their fingers have made.
Read word by wordIn that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold—the idols they made to worship.
Read word by wordAnd 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.
Read word by wordBut 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’?
Read word by wordOne 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.
Read word by wordIt serves as fuel for man. He takes some of it to warm himself, and he kindles a fire and bakes his bread. He also fashions it into a god and worships it; he makes an idol and bows down to it.
Read word by wordFrom 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.”
Read word by wordThis 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.’”
Read word by wordThey 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.
Read word by wordThus 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.”
Read word by wordKings 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.”
Read word by wordI 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.”
Read word by wordThe 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.
Read word by wordFrom one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come to worship before Me,” says the LORD.
Read word by wordI will pronounce My judgments against them for all their wickedness, because they have forsaken Me, and they have burned incense to other gods and worshiped the works of their own hands.
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