וַ/תִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ
𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅
vatishetachu
and bowed down
a primitive root; to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God); bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.
1 Samuel 25:41 · Word #2
Lexicon H7812
| Lemma | שָׁחָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤇𐤄 |
| Transliteration | shâchâh |
| Strong's | H7812 |
| In-context | and bowed down |
Morphology HC/Vvw3fs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | v — Hishtaphel — Reflexive causative variant |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H7812-19
and she prostrated herself
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וַ + verb in waw-consecutive imperfect (Vvw3fs); 3rd person feminine singular; reflexive stem (Hishtaphel/Hishtaphel-type formation) from שׁחה, indicating the subject acts upon herself in bowing. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root שׁחה conveys the act of lowering oneself or bowing down in homage. The verbal form (waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd feminine singular) requires the rendering “and she…,” while the stem carries a reflexive sense, hence “prostrated herself,” preserving both the physical lowering and the personal act of homage. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שׁחה (bowing low, prostration, lowering oneself, homage, reverence)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H7812-01 |
behishetachavayati | when I prostrate myself in homage |
H7816-01 |
bishechuto | in his sinking-pit |
H7812-02 |
eshetachaveh | I will prostrate myself |
Word Usage (175 occurrences of H7812)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 18:2 | וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ | vayishetachu | and bowed |
| Genesis 19:1 | וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ | vayishetachu | bowed down |
| Genesis 22:5 | וְ/נִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה | venishetachaveh | and worship |