The meaning of “שָׁחַח”
Understanding shâchach reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
bend, bow (down), bring (cast) down, couch, humble self, be (bring) low, stoop. - to sink or depress (reflexive or causa...
שָׁחַח
bend, bow (down), bring (cast) down, couch, humble self, be (bring) low, stoop. - to sink or depress (reflexive or causative) 1) to bow, crouch, bow down, be bowed down 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be bowed down, be prostrated, be humbled 1a2) to bow (in homage) 1a3) to bow (of mourner) 1a4) to crouch (of wild beast in lair) 1b) (Niphal) to be prostrated, be humbled, be reduced, be weakened, proceed humbly, be bowed down 1c) (Hiphil) to prostrate, lay low, bow down 1d) (Hithpolel) to be cast down, be despairing
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Job 38:40 | “When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?” Word: שָׁחַח (shâchach) | |
| Psalms 42:6 | “O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.” Word: שָׁחַח (shâchach) | |
| Proverbs 14:19 | “The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.” Word: שָׁחַח (shâchach) | |
| Ecclesiastes 12:4 | “And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;” Word: שָׁחַח (shâchach) | |
| Isaiah 25:12 | “And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust. ” Word: שָׁחַח (shâchach) |
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