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Proverbs 14:19
“The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שָׁחַחshâchach · shaw-khakh'
H7817 · Hebrew
H7817 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to sink or depress (reflexive or causative)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- bend, bow (down), bring (cast) down, couch, humble self, be (bring) low, stoop.
- Grammar
- שַׁח֣וּ — verb Qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 21 times in the Hebrew Bible.Job 9:13Job 38:40Psalms 10:10Psalms 35:14Psalms 38:7
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 שָׁחַח 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.