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Lexicon :: Strong's H5456 - sāḡaḏ

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סָגַד
Transliteration
sāḡaḏ
Pronunciation
saw-gad'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1459

Strong’s Definitions

סָגַד çâgad, saw-gad'; a primitive root; to prostrate oneself (in homage):—fall down.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H5456 in the following manner: fall down (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's H5456 in the following manner: fall down (4x).

  1. (Qal) to prostrate oneself (in worship)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
סָגַד çâgad, saw-gad'; a primitive root; to prostrate oneself (in homage):—fall down.
STRONGS H5456: Abbreviations
† [סָגַד] verb prostrate oneself in worship (only Isaiah 44; 46) (perhaps Aramaic loan-word in Hebrew, compare NöZMG xli (1887), 719; Aramaic H5457 סְגֵב, bdb068801, so Old Aramaic סגד, bdb068802 (Sachau) Lzb328; Ethiopic bdb068803 all id.; Arabic bdb068804 be lowly, submissive, prostrate oneself in prayer, etc., bdb068805 mosque, Nabataean מסגדא shrine (?) Lzb152. 328, Syriac bdb068806 = Arabic; compare WeSkizzen iii. 165; Heid. 141); —
Qal Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִסְגּוֺד לוֺ Isaiah 44:17 Kt he prostrateth himself to it (an idol; Qr יִסְגָּדלֿוֺ; + יִשְׁתַּחוּ, יִתְפַּלֵּל); וַיִּסְגָּדלָֿ֑מוֺ Isaiah 44:15 (|| וַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ); 1st person singular לְבוּל עֵץ אֶסְגּוֺד Isaiah 44:19; 3rd person masculine plural יִסְגְּדוּ אַףיִֿשְׁתַּחֲווּ Isaiah 46:6 (absolute). — compare Biblical Aramaic סְגִד.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Isaiah

44:15; 44:17; 44:19; 46:6

H5456

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5456 matches the Hebrew סָגַד (sāḡaḏ),
which occurs 6 times in 4 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:15 - Then he uses part of the wood to make a fire.
With it he warms himself and bakes his bread.
Then—yes, it’s true—he takes the rest of it
and makes himself a god to worship!
He makes an idol
and bows down in front of it!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:17 - Then he takes what’s left
and makes his god: a carved idol!
He falls down in front of it,
worshiping and praying to it.
“Rescue me!” he says.
“You are my god!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:19 - The person who made the idol never stops to reflect,
“Why, it’s just a block of wood!
I burned half of it for heat
and used it to bake my bread and roast my meat.
How can the rest of it be a god?
Should I bow down to worship a piece of wood?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 46:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 46:6 - Some people pour out their silver and gold
and hire a craftsman to make a god from it.
Then they bow down and worship it!
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