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1 Kings 1:16
“And Bath–sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
קָדַדqâdad · kaw-dad'
H6915 · Hebrew
H6915 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to shrivel up, i.e. contract or bend the body (or neck) in deference
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- bow (down) (the) head, stoop.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- תִּקֹּ֣ד — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 15 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 24:26Genesis 24:48Genesis 43:28Exodus 4:31Exodus 12:27
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read קָדַד here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.