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Lexicon :: Strong's H3766 - kāraʿ

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כָּרַע
Transliteration
kāraʿ
Pronunciation
kaw-rah'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1044

Strong’s Definitions

כָּרַע kâraʻ, kaw-rah'; a primitive root; to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostrate:—bow (down, self), bring down (low), cast down, couch, fall, feeble, kneeling, sink, smite (stoop) down, subdue, × very.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x

The KJV translates Strong's H3766 in the following manner: bow (14x), ...down (12x), fell (2x), subdued (2x), brought low (1x), couched (1x), feeble (1x), kneeling (1x), very (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x
The KJV translates Strong's H3766 in the following manner: bow (14x), ...down (12x), fell (2x), subdued (2x), brought low (1x), couched (1x), feeble (1x), kneeling (1x), very (1x).

  1. to bend, kneel, bow, bow down, sink down to one's knees, kneel down to rest (of animals), kneel in reverence

    1. (Qal)

      1. to bow

      2. to bow down, crouch

      3. to bow down over

      4. to tilt, lean

    2. (Hiphil) to cause to bow

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כָּרַע kâraʻ, kaw-rah'; a primitive root; to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostrate:—bow (down, self), bring down (low), cast down, couch, fall, feeble, kneeling, sink, smite (stoop) down, subdue, × very.
STRONGS H3766: Abbreviations
† כָּרַע bow down (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic כְּרַע; Arabic bdb050202 put one's mouth into water, or water-vessel; i.e. kneel to drink ? denominative from following ? —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine כ׳ Genesis 49:6 + 6 times; 3rd person masculine plural כָּֽרְעוּ Judges 7:6 + 4 times; Imperfect יִכְרַע Judges 7:5 + 3 times; 1st person singular וָאֶכְרְעָה Ezra 9:5; 3rd person masculine plural יִכְרְעוּן Job 31:10; 2nd person masculine plural תִּכְרָ֑עוּ Isaiah 65:12; 1st person plural וְנִכְרָ֑עָה Psalm 95:6 + 6 times Imperfect; Infinitive construct כְּרֹעַ 1 Kings 8:54; participle כֹּרֵעַ Esther 3:5; plural כֹּרְעִים Esther 3:2; feminine כֹּרְעוֺת Job 4:4. —
1. bow על ברכים to drink Judges 7:5, 6, in supplication to Elijah 2 Kings 1:13; in the worship of God 1 Kings 8:34; Ezra 9:5; with ברכים subject and ל of God 1 Kings 19:18; Isaiah 45:23; without ברכים with לִפְנֵי Psalm 22:30; Psalm 72:9; || השׁתחוה 2 Chronicles 7:3; 29:29; Psalm 95:6, worship of God, but Esther 3:2 (twice in verse); Esther 3:5 in obeisance to Haman.
2. bow down, of the couching lion Genesis 49:9; Numbers 24:9 (both poetry).
3. pregnant with על, bow down over (in order to lie with) a woman Job 31:10.
4. bow down, of a woman in childbirth 1 Samuel 4:19, so of animals Job 39:3; idols, removed by enemies Isaiah 46:1, 2; בִּרְכַּיִם כֹּרְעוֺת Job 4:4 tottering (feeble) knees; of enemies in death, נפל[ו]כרע bow and fall down Judges 5:27 (3 times in verse); Psalm 20:9 pregnant without נפל 2 Kings 9:24; Isaiah 65:12, with תַּחַת Isaiah 10:4. —
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular הִכְרִיעַ Psalm 78:31; 2nd person masculine singular suffix הִכְרַעְתִּנִי Judges 11:35; Imperfect 2nd person feminine singular תַּכְרִיעַ 2 Samuel 22:40 = Psalm 18:40; Imperative suffix הַכְרִיעֵהוּ Psalm 17:13; Infinitive absolute הַכְרֵעַ Judges 11:35. —
1. cause to bow in grief Judges 11:35 (twice in verse).
2. cause to bow down in death Psalm 17:13; Psalm 78:31, with תַּחַת 2 Samuel 22:40 = Psalm 18:40.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

49:6; 49:9

Numbers

24:9

Judges

5:27; 7:5; 7:5; 7:6; 7:6; 11:35; 11:35; 11:35

1 Samuel

4:19

2 Samuel

22:40; 22:40

1 Kings

8:34; 8:54; 19:18

2 Kings

1:13; 9:24

2 Chronicles

7:3; 29:29

Ezra

9:5; 9:5

Esther

3:2; 3:2; 3:5; 3:5

Job

4:4; 4:4; 31:10; 31:10; 39:3

Psalms

17:13; 17:13; 18:40; 18:40; 20:9; 22:30; 72:9; 78:31; 78:31; 95:6; 95:6

Isaiah

10:4; 45:23; 46:1; 46:2; 65:12; 65:12

H3766

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Strong's Number H3766 matches the Hebrew כָּרַע (kāraʿ),
which occurs 36 times in 32 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:9 - Judah is a lion’s whelp;
From the prey, my son, you have gone up.
He bows down, he lies down as a lion;
And as a lion, who shall rouse him?

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:9 - ‘He bows down, he lies down as a lion;
And as a lion, who shall rouse him?’[fn]

“Blessed is he who blesses you,
And cursed is he who curses you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 5:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 5:27 - At her feet he sank, he fell, he lay still;
At her feet he sank, he fell;
Where he sank, there he fell dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:5 - So he brought the people down to the water. And the LORD said to Gideon, “Everyone who laps from the water with his tongue, as a dog laps, you shall set apart by himself; likewise everyone who gets down on his knees to drink.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:6 - And the number of those who lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men; but all the rest of the people got down on their knees to drink water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 11:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 11:35 - And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he tore his clothes, and said, “Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low! You are among those who trouble me! For I have given my word to the LORD, and I cannot go back on it.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 4:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:19 - Now his daughter-in-law, Phinehas’ wife, was with child, due to be delivered; and when she heard the news that the ark of God was captured, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and gave birth, for her labor pains came upon her.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:40

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:40 - For You have armed me with strength for the battle;
You have subdued under me those who rose against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 8:54

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 8:54 - And so it was, when Solomon had finished praying all this prayer and supplication to the LORD, that he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 19:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 19:18 - “Yet I have reserved seven thousand in Israel, all whose knees have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:13 - Again, he sent a third captain of fifty with his fifty men. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and pleaded with him, and said to him: “Man of God, please let my life and the life of these fifty servants of yours be precious in your sight.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:24 - Now Jehu drew his bow with full strength and shot Jehoram between his arms; and the arrow came out at his heart, and he sank down in his chariot.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 7:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 7:3 - When all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD on the temple, they bowed their faces to the ground on the pavement, and worshiped and praised the LORD, saying:

“For He is good,
For His mercy endures forever.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 29:29

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:29 - And when they had finished offering, the king and all who were present with him bowed and worshiped.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:5 - At the evening sacrifice I arose from my fasting; and having torn my garment and my robe, I fell on my knees and spread out my hands to the LORD my God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:2 - And all the king’s servants who were within the king’s gate bowed and paid homage to Haman, for so the king had commanded concerning him. But Mordecai would not bow or pay homage.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:5 - When Haman saw that Mordecai did not bow or pay him homage, Haman was filled with wrath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:4 - Your words have upheld him who was stumbling,
And you have strengthened the feeble knees;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:10 - Then let my wife grind for another,
And let others bow down over her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 39:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 39:3 - They bow down,
They bring forth their young,
They deliver their offspring.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:13 - Arise, O LORD,
Confront him, cast him down;
Deliver my life from the wicked with Your sword,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:39

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:39 - For You have armed me with strength for the battle;
You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 20:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 20:8 - They have bowed down and fallen;
But we have risen and stand upright.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:29 - All the prosperous of the earth
Shall eat and worship;
All those who go down to the dust
Shall bow before Him,
Even he who cannot keep himself alive.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 72:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 72:9 - Those who dwell in the wilderness will bow before Him,
And His enemies will lick the dust.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:31 - The wrath of God came against them,
And slew the stoutest of them,
And struck down the choice men of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 95:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:6 - Oh come, let us worship and bow down;
Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:4 - Without Me they shall bow down among the prisoners,
And they shall fall among the slain.”

For all this His anger is not turned away,
But His hand is stretched out still.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:23 - I have sworn by Myself;
The word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness,
And shall not return,
That to Me every knee shall bow,
Every tongue shall take an oath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:1 - Bel bows down, Nebo stoops;
Their idols were on the beasts and on the cattle.
Your carriages were heavily loaded,
A burden to the weary beast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:2 - They stoop, they bow down together;
They could not deliver the burden,
But have themselves gone into captivity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:12 - Therefore I will number you for the sword,
And you shall all bow down to the slaughter;
Because, when I called, you did not answer;
When I spoke, you did not hear,
But did evil before My eyes,
And chose that in which I do not delight.”
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