Lexicon :: Strong's H3766 - kāraʿ

“Judah is a young lion —

my son, you return from the kill.

He crouches; he lies down like a lion

or a lioness ​— ​who dares to rouse him?

He crouches, he lies down like a lion

or a lioness ​— ​who dares to rouse him?

Those who bless you will be blessed,

and those who curse you will be cursed.

He collapsed, he fell, he lay down between her feet;

he collapsed, he fell between her feet;

where he collapsed, there he fell ​— ​dead.

So he brought the troops down to the water, and the LORD said to Gideon, “Separate everyone who laps water with his tongue like a dog. Do the same with everyone who kneels to drink.”

When he saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have devastated me! You have brought great misery on me.[fn] I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back.”

Eli’s daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant and about to give birth. When she heard the news about the capture of God’s ark and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband, she collapsed and gave birth because her labor pains came on her.

You have clothed me with strength for battle;

you subdue my adversaries beneath me.

When Solomon finished praying this entire prayer and petition to the LORD, he got up from kneeling before the altar of the LORD, with his hands spread out toward heaven,

“But I will leave seven thousand in Israel ​— ​every knee that has not bowed to Baal and every mouth that has not kissed him.”

Then the king sent a third captain with his fifty men. The third captain went up and fell on his knees in front of Elijah and begged him, “Man of God, please let my life and the lives of these fifty servants of yours be precious to you.

Then Jehu drew his bow and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow went through his heart, and he slumped down in his chariot.

All the Israelites were watching when the fire descended and the glory of the LORD came on the temple. They bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground. They worshiped and praised the LORD:

For he is good,

for his faithful love endures forever.

When the burnt offerings were completed, the king and all those present with him bowed down and worshiped.

At the evening offering, I got up from my time of humiliation, with my tunic and robe torn. Then I fell on my knees and spread out my hands to the LORD my God.

The entire royal staff at the King’s Gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, because the king had commanded this to be done for him. But Mordecai would not bow down or pay homage.

When Haman saw that Mordecai was not bowing down or paying him homage, he was filled with rage.

Your words have steadied the one who was stumbling

and braced the knees that were buckling.

let my own wife grind grain for another man,

and let other men sleep with[fn] her.

They crouch down to give birth to their young;

they deliver their newborn.[fn]

Rise up, LORD!

Confront him; bring him down.

With your sword, save me from the wicked.

You have clothed me with strength for battle;

you subdue my adversaries beneath me.

They collapse and fall,

but we rise and stand firm.

All who prosper on earth will eat and bow down;

all those who go down to the dust

will kneel before him —

even the one who cannot preserve his life.

May desert tribes kneel before him

and his enemies lick the dust.

God’s anger flared up against them,

and he killed some of their best men.

He struck down Israel’s fit young men.

Come, let’s worship and bow down;

let’s kneel before the LORD our Maker.

There will be nothing to do

except crouch among the prisoners

or fall among the slain.

In all this, his anger has not turned away,

and his hand is still raised to strike.

“By myself I have sworn;

truth has gone from my mouth,

a word that will not be revoked:

Every knee will bow to me,

every tongue will swear allegiance.

Bel crouches; Nebo cowers.

Idols depicting them are consigned to beasts and cattle.

The images you carry are loaded,

as a burden for the weary animal.

“I will destine you for the sword,

and all of you will kneel down to be slaughtered,

because I called and you did not answer,

I spoke and you did not hear;

you did what was evil in my sight

and chose what I did not delight in.”