Usually translated as
worship, obeisance, bow, do reverence, crouch, humbly beseech, make to stoop, down, fall down, do
Occurrences
Shâchâh occurs 165 times in 159 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (21), Exodus (10), Leviticus (1), Numbers (2), Deuteronomy (8), Joshua (3), Judges (4), Ruth (1), 1 Samuel (11), 2 Samuel (12), 1 Kings (11), 2 Kings (10), 1 Chronicles (3), 2 Chronicles (9), Nehemiah (2), Esther (2), Job (1), Psalms (17), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (14), Jeremiah (8), Ezekiel (3), Micah (1), Zephaniah (2), Zechariah (2)
- Genesis 18:2 — And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself (וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ) toward the ground,
- Genesis 19:1 — And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself (וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ) with his face toward the ground;
- Genesis 22:5 — And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship (וְנִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה), and come again to you.
- Genesis 23:7 — And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself (וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ) to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
- Genesis 23:12 — And Abraham bowed down himself (וַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙) before the people of the land.
- Genesis 24:26 — And the man bowed down his head, and (וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ) worshipped the LORD.
- Genesis 24:48 — And I bowed down my head, and (וָֽאֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה) worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son.
- Genesis 24:52 — And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he (וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ) worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth.
- Genesis 27:29 — Let people serve thee, and nations bow down (וְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֤וּ) to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
- Genesis 27:29 — Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down (וְיִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּ) to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
- Genesis 33:3 — And he passed over before them, and bowed himself (וַיִּשְׁתַּ֤חוּ) to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
- Genesis 33:6 — Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves (וַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽיןָ).
- Genesis 33:7 — And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves (וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֑וּ): and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
- Genesis 33:7 — And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves (וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ).
- Genesis 37:7 — For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance (וַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖יןָ) to my sheaf.
- Genesis 37:9 — And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance (מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֖ים) to me.
- Genesis 37:10 — And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves (לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֥ת) to thee to the earth?
- Genesis 42:6 — And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves (וַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ) before him with their faces to the earth.
- Genesis 43:26 — And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was in their hand into the house, and bowed themselves (וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ) to him to the earth.
- Genesis 43:28 — And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance (וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ).
- Genesis 47:31 — And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself (וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ) upon the bed’s head.
- Genesis 48:12 — And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself (וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ) with his face to the earth.
- Genesis 49:8 — Judah, thou art he whom thy brethren shall praise: thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies; thy father’s children shall bow down (יִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּ) before thee.
- Exodus 4:31 — And the people believed: and when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and (וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ) worshipped.
- Exodus 11:8 — And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves (וְהִשְׁתַּֽחֲוּוּ) unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.
- Exodus 12:27 — That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD’s passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and (וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ) worshipped.
- Exodus 20:5 — Thou shalt not bow down thyself (תִשְׁתַּחְוֶ֥֣ה) to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
- Exodus 23:24 — Thou shalt not bow down (תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֤ה) to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.
- Exodus 24:1 — And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship (וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖ם) ye afar off.
- Exodus 32:8 — They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and (וַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ) have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
- Exodus 33:10 — And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle door: and all the people rose up and (וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֔וּ) worshipped, every man in his tent door.
- Exodus 34:8 — And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and (וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ) worshipped.
- Exodus 34:14 — For thou shalt worship (תִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה) no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
- Leviticus 26:1 — Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down (לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖ת) unto it: for I am the LORD your God.
- Numbers 22:31 — Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat (וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ) on his face.
- Numbers 25:2 — And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down (וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֖וּ) to their gods.
- Deuteronomy 4:19 — And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship (וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֥יתָ) them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.
- Deuteronomy 5:9 — Thou shalt not bow down thyself (תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥֣ה) unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me,
- Deuteronomy 8:19 — And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship (וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֣יתָ) them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.
- Deuteronomy 11:16 — Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship (וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖ם) them;
- Deuteronomy 17:3 — And hath gone and served other gods, and (וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ) worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded;
- Deuteronomy 26:10 — And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the land, which thou, O LORD, hast given me. And thou shalt set it before the LORD thy God, and worship (וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔יתָ) before the LORD thy God:
- Deuteronomy 29:26 — For they went and served other gods, and (וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֖וּ) worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them:
- Deuteronomy 30:17 — But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship (וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֛יתָ) other gods, and serve them;
- Joshua 5:14 — And he said, Nay; but as captain of the host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship (וַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּ), and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his servant?
- Joshua 23:7 — That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves (תִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ) unto them:
- Joshua 23:16 — When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselves (וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖ם) to them; then shall the anger of the LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from off the good land which he hath given unto you.
- Judges 2:12 — And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves (וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ) unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger.
- Judges 2:17 — And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves (וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ) unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.
- Judges 2:19 — And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down (וּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣ת) unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.