Lexical Definition

‎שָׁחָה‎ shâchâh (shaw-khaw') to bow H:V
a primitive root

bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.

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

See Greek: καταφιλέω · κύπτω · ποιέω · προσκυνέω · ταράσσω

Usage: 111 forms in 172 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה you will bow down Mic.5.13
תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥֣ה you must bow down Deut.5.9
תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֤ה you must bow down Exod.23.24
תִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ you must bow down 2Kgs.17.35
תִשְׁתַּחְוֶ֥֣ה you must bow down Exod.20.5
תִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה you must bow down Exod.34.14
תִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ you must bow down Josh.23.7
you will bow down 2Kgs.17.36
תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ you will bow down Isa.36.7
תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ you will bow down 2Kgs.18.22 • 2Chr.32.12
תִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗ה you must bow down Ps.81.9
שְׁחִ֣י lie down Isa.51.23
נִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֣ה let us bow down Ps.95.6
נִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗ה let us bow down Ps.132.7
מִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֥ם bowing down Ezek.8.16
מִשְׁתַּחֲוִֽים bowing down Neh.9.6
מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֜ה bowing down 2Kgs.19.37 • Isa.37.38
מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֖ים bowing down Gen.37.9
מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔ים bowing down 2Chr.29.28
לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֨ת to bow down 2Kgs.5.18
לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֥ת to bow down Gen.37.10 • Isa.66.23
לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣ת to bow down 1Sam.2.36 • Jer.26.2
לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖ת to bow down 2Sam.15.5
לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹת֙ to bow down Zech.14.16
לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֧ת to bow down 1Sam.1.3
לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֗ת to bow down Ezek.46.9
לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖ת to bow down Lev.26.1 • 2Chr.20.18 • Jer.7.2
לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֔ת to bow down Isa.2.20 • Zech.14.17
יַשְׁחֶ֑נָּה it bows down it Prov.12.25
יִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּ they will bow down Gen.49.8
יִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה he bowed down 2Sam.15.32
יִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ they bow down Ps.66.4
יִשְׁתַּ֣חֲווּ they will bow down Isa.49.23
יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּוּ֙ they will bow down Isa.45.14
יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ they bow down Isa.46.6
יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽה he bowed down Esth.3.2
יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה he bowed down 2Chr.25.14
יִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֔וּ they bow down Isa.2.8
וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה and bowing down Esth.3.5
וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙ and bowing down Esth.3.2
וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔ים and bowing down Neh.9.3
וּלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣ת and to bow down Judg.2.19 • Jer.13.10 • Jer.25.6
וָֽאֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה and I bowed down Gen.24.48
וַתִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ and she bowed down 2Sam.14.4
וַתִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ and she bowed down 1Sam.25.41
וַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ and she bowed down Ruth.2.10 • 1Sam.25.23 • 1Kgs.1.16 • 1Kgs.1.31 • 2Kgs.4.37
וַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽיןָ and they bowed down Gen.33.6
וַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖יןָ and they bowed down Gen.37.7
וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ and he bowed down Exod.34.8 • 1Sam.24.8 • 1Sam.28.14 • 2Sam.1.2 • Job.1.20
וַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּ and he bowed down Josh.5.14 • Isa.44.15
וַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ and he bowed down Judg.7.15 • 2Sam.9.6 • 2Sam.12.20
וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ and they bowed down Gen.43.26 • 2Kgs.2.15
וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲוֻּ֛ and they bowed down Neh.8.6
וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ and they bowed down 1Kgs.9.9 • 2Chr.7.22
וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ and they bowed down Jer.16.11
וַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ and they bowed down Gen.42.6
and they have bowed down Exod.32.8
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּ and he bowed down 2Sam.14.33
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ and he bowed down 2Sam.18.21 • 2Sam.18.28 • 2Sam.24.20 • 1Kgs.1.23 • 1Chr.21.21
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ and he bowed down Gen.19.1 • Gen.23.7 • Gen.24.52 • Gen.47.31 • Gen.48.12 • 1Sam.1.28 • 1Sam.15.31 • 1Kgs.1.47
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֤חוּ and he bowed down Gen.33.3
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֣חוּ and he bowed down 1Kgs.2.19
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ and he bowed down Gen.23.12 • Exod.18.7 • 2Kgs.21.3 • 2Chr.33.3
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ and he bowed down Gen.18.2 • Gen.24.26 • Num.22.31 • 1Sam.20.41 • 2Sam.14.22 • 1Kgs.1.53 • 1Kgs.16.31 • 2Kgs.21.21
and he has bowed down Deut.17.3
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֕חוּ and he bowed down 2Sam.9.8
וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֮ and they have bowed down 1Kgs.11.33
וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֙ and they bowed down 1Sam.1.19 • 2Kgs.17.16
וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ and they bowed down Gen.33.7 • 2Chr.29.29 • 2Chr.29.30
וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ and they bowed down Gen.43.28 • Exod.4.31 • Exod.12.27
וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֨וּ and they have bowed down Ps.22.29
וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֖וּ and they bowed down Num.25.2 • Deut.29.26
וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה and he bowed down 1Kgs.22.53
וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּ and they bowed down 1Chr.29.20 • Jer.22.9
וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ and they bowed down Judg.2.12 • Judg.2.17 • 2Chr.24.17
and they have bowed down Jer.1.16
וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֑וּ and they bowed down Gen.33.7
וַיִּֽשְׁתַּֽחֲו֔וּ and they bowed down 2Chr.7.3
וַ֝יִּשְׁתַּחֲו֗וּ and they bowed down Ps.106.19
וְנִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה so we may bow down Gen.22.5
וְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּ and they may bow down Ps.72.11
וְיִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּ so may they bow down Gen.27.29
וְיִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ and they may bow down Ps.86.9
וְיִשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ so they may bow down Zeph.2.11
וְיִשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ so he may bow down Isa.44.17
וְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֑וּ so they may bow down Isa.49.7
וְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ so they may bow down Ps.22.27
וְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֤וּ and may they bow down Gen.27.29
וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖ם and you will bow down Exod.24.1 • Deut.11.16 • Josh.23.16 • 1Kgs.9.6 • 2Chr.7.19
וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֥יתָ and you will bow down Deut.4.19
וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֣יתָ and you will bow down Deut.8.19
וְהִשְׁתַּחֲו֧וּ and they will bow down Isa.27.13
וְהִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ and they will bow down Ezek.46.3
וְהִשְׁתַּֽחֲוּוּ and they will bow down Exod.11.8
וְהִשְׁתַּֽחֲוִי and bow down Ps.45.11
וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֔וּ and they bowed down Exod.33.10
וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוָ֛ה and he will bow down Ezek.46.2
וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֙יתִי֙ and I will bow down 2Kgs.5.18
וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֖יתִי and I will bow down 1Sam.15.30
וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֛יתָ and you will bow down Deut.30.17
וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔יתָ and you will bow down Deut.26.10
וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּ and they will bow down Isa.60.14
וְאֶֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה so I may bow down 1Sam.15.25
וְֽ֭הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ and bow down Ps.99.5
וְ֭הִֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ and bow down Ps.99.9
הַמִּשְׁתַּחֲוִ֥ים those bow down Zeph.1.5
הַמִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙ those bow down Zeph.1.5
הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ bow down Ps.97.7
הִשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ bow down 1Chr.16.29 • Ps.29.2
הִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ bow down Ps.96.9
הִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֔יתִי I bow down 2Sam.16.4
הִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ they bowed down Jer.8.2
בְּהִשְׁתַּחֲוָיָ֙תִי֙ when bow down I 2Kgs.5.18
אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֨ה I will bow down Ps.138.2
אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה I will bow down Ps.5.7

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎שָׁחָה‎]172 verb bow down (Late Hebrew id.; Jewish-Aramaic ‎שְׁחִי‎ (rare); akin to ‎שׁוח‎, ‎שׁחח‎); —

Qal Imperative feminine singular ‎שְׁחִי‎ Isa 51:23 bow down. Hiph`il Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix ‎יַשְׁחֶ֑נָּה‎ Prov 12:25, figurative, anxiety depresses it (that is ‎לֵב‎; opposed to ‎שִׂמֵּחַ‎). Hithpa`lel170 (Ges«GKC:75kk»§ 75kk) Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎הִשְׁתַּחֲוָה‎ Ezek 46:2 2 masculine singular ‎הִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֫יתָ‎ Deut 4:19 + 3 t.; 1 singular ‎הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֫יתִי‎ 1Sam 16:4 + 2 t.; 3 masculine plural ‎הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ‎ Jer 8:2, etc.; Imperfect ‎יִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה‎ 2Sam 15:32 + 3 t.; apocopatic ‎יִשְׁתַּ֫חוּ‎ Isa 44:17 +; 3 masculine plural ‎יִשְׁתַּחֲווּ‎ Gen 49:8 +; 2 feminine plural ‎תִּשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֫יןָ‎ Gen 33:6; Gen 37:7, etc.; Imperative feminine singular ‎הִשְׁתַּחֲוִי‎ Ps 45:12* masculine plural ‎הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ‎ Ps 29:2 +; Infinitive construct ‎הִשְׁשַׁתַּחֲוֺת‎ Gen 37:10 +; suffix ‎מִשְׁתַּחֲוֶי‎ 2Kgs 5:18 (but ᵐ5 ᵑ9 and modern ‎חֲוֺתוֺ‎-); Participle ‎מִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה‎ 2Kgs 19:27, etc.; ‎מִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶּם‎ Ezek 8:16, read ‎וִים‎- all modern; —

1. bow down, prostrate oneself, before a monarch or superior, in homage, etc.:
a. with ‎ל‎, after descriptive clause (especially with ‎קדד‎, ‎נפל‎ 3 b, q. v. ), 1Sam 24:9*; Gen 43:28 (J) 2Sam 14:4; 2Sam 14:22; Ruth 2:10; 1Kgs 1:31; 2Kgs 4:37 + 6 t., + (after ‎כָּרֵע‎) Esth 3:2 (twice in verse); Esth 3:5.
b. with ‎ל‎, followed by phrase (‎לפני‎) ‎על אפים ארצה‎ 2Sam 14:33; 1Kgs 1:23 ‎לאפים‎ Gen 48:12 (E) 2Sam 18:28 ‎אפים‎ Gen 42:6 (E) + 4 t.; omit ‎אפים‎ Gen 33:3 (J) + 3 t.; ‎עַל כַּפּוֺת‎ ‎רֵנְלַיִךְ‎ Isa 60:14.
c. with ‎לְ‎ person only, Gen 23:7 (P) Gen 27:29 (twice in verse); Gen 37:9 (E), Gen 49:8; Exod 11:8 (J) + 8 t.; with ‎לפני‎ Gen 23:12 (P); with ‎אל‎ Isa 45:14 (|| ‎התפלּל‎); absolute Gen 33:6; Gen 33:7 (twice in verse) (J), Exod 18:7 (E) 2Sam 9:8; 2Sam 16:4; Isa 49:7.

2. before God, in worship, etc.:
a. with ‎לְ‎, after descriptive phrase: ‎קדד ארצה‎ Exod 34:8 (J); ‎ארצה‎ omitted Gen 24:26; Gen 24:48 (J) + 4 t.; ‎כרע אפים ארצה‎ 2Chr 7:3 ‎כרע‎ 2Chr 29:29 ‎נפל ארצה‎ Job 1:20 ‎נפל לפני‎ 2Chr 20:18.
b. followed by phrase: ‎אפים ארצה‎ ‎׳‎‎ל‎ ‎׳‎‎קדד וישׁ‎ Neh 8:6 ‎׳‎‎ארצה ל‎ Gen 24:52 (J); ‎ונכרעה‎ ‎׳‎‎השׁ‎ Ps 95:6 ‎בְּהַדְרַת קֹדֶשׁ‎ ‎׳‎‎ל‎ ‎׳‎‎השׁ‎ Ps 29:2; Ps 96:9 = 1Chr 16:29 ‎אֶלהֵֿיכָל‎ (looking towards) Ps 5:8*; Ps 138:2 ‎לַהֲדֹם רגלים‎ Ps 99:5; Ps 132:7.
c. with ‎לְ‎ only: 1Sam 1:28 (but read ‎וַתַּנִּחֵהוּ‎ ᵐ5 and modern), 1Sam 15:25; Jer 7:2; Ps 66:4 + 9 t.; with ‎לפני‎ Deut 26:10; Isa 66:23 + 4 t.; with ‎בְ‎ local Isa 27:13 with ‎לְ‎ local Ps 99:9 absolute Gen 22:5 (E) Judg 7:15 + 5 t.; accusative of location Exod 33:10 (E) Jer 26:2; Ezek 46:3 ‎לפני (ה)מזבח‎ Isa 36:7 = 2Kgs 18:22 = 2Chr 32:12 with ‎על‎ location Gen 47:31 (J) 1Kgs 1:47; Ezek 46:2 ‎מֵרֶחֹק‎ after off Exod 24:1 (E).
d. before angel in theoph.: after clause with ‎נפל‎, ‎קדד‎, Josh 5:14; Num 22:31 followed by ‎אפים ארצה‎ Gen 19:1 ‎ארצה‎ Gen 18:2 (all J).

3. before other gods: absolute Isa 2:20; Isa 44:15; Isa 44:17; Isa 46:6 accusative of location 2Kgs 5:18 (3 t. in verse); 2Kgs 19:37 = Isa 37:38 with ‎לְ‎, Exod 20:5 = Deut 5:9 (10 words), Exod 23:24 (E), Num 25:2 (J), Josh 23:7 (D), Deut 8:19; Deut 11:16; 1Kgs 16:31 + 34 t.; with ‎על‎, Lev 26:1 (H); ‎לפני‎ 2Chr 25:14 (|| ‎קטּר‎).

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
Genesis 18:2 · 19:1 · 22:5 · 23:7 · 23:12 · 24:26 · 24:48 · 24:52 · 27:29 · 33:3 · 33:6 · 33:7 · 37:7 · 37:9 · 37:10 · 42:6 · 43:28 · 47:31 · 48:12 · 49:8
Exodus 11:8 · 18:7 · 20:5 · 23:24 · 24:1 · 33:10 · 34:8
Leviticus 26:1
Numbers 22:31 · 25:2
Deuteronomy 4:19 · 5:9 · 8:19 · 11:16 · 26:10
Joshua 5:14 · 23:7
Judges 7:15
Ruth 2:10
1 Samuel 1:28 · 15:25 · 16:4 · 24:9*
2 Samuel 9:8 · 14:4 · 14:22 · 14:33 · 15:32 · 16:4 · 18:28
1 Kings 1:23 · 1:31 · 1:47 · 16:31
2 Kings 4:37 · 5:18 · 18:22 · 19:27 · 19:37
1 Chronicles 16:29
2 Chronicles 7:3 · 20:18 · 25:14 · 29:29 · 32:12
Nehemiah 8:6
Esther 3:2 · 3:5
Job 1:20
Psalms 5:8* · 29:2 · 45:12* · 66:4 · 95:6 · 96:9 · 99:5 · 99:9 · 132:7 · 138:2
Proverbs 12:25
Isaiah 2:20 · 27:13 · 36:7 · 37:38 · 44:15 · 44:17 · 45:14 · 46:6 · 49:7 · 51:23 · 60:14 · 66:23
Jeremiah 7:2 · 8:2 · 26:2
Ezekiel 8:16 · 46:2 · 46:3