מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔ים

𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤉𐤌

mishetachavim

were worshiping

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.

H7812

2 Chronicles 29:28 · Word #3

Lexicon H7812

Lemmaשָׁחָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤇𐤄
Transliterationshâchâh
Strong'sH7812
In-contextwere worshiping

Morphology HVvrmpa All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan v — Hishtaphel — Reflexive causative variant
Conjugation r — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H7812-08

those bowing themselves down

Rootשחה (š-ḥ-h)
Core Meaningsto bow low, to sink down, to prostrate oneself, to abase oneself in homage
Semantic Rangeto bow down physically, to prostrate oneself before a superior, to pay homage, to show reverence, to worship
Conceptual SignificanceThis term often describes bodily submission before kings or before YHWH, expressing humility, allegiance, and worship. The act of prostration embodies covenant loyalty and recognition of divine sovereignty in Israelite theology.
Morphological NotesVerb from שחה in the Hitpael stem; masculine plural active participle, absolute form. The Hitpael stem conveys reflexive action ("to bow oneself").
Rendering RationaleThe root שחה conveys the physical act of bending low or prostrating. The Hitpael (reflexive) participle masculine plural form indicates ongoing action performed by masculine plural subjects, hence "those bowing themselves down," preserving both the reflexive nuance and the masculine plural morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root שחה (to bow low, to sink down, to prostrate oneself, to abase oneself in homage)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7812-03 hamishetachavim the ones prostrating themselves
H7811-02 hasocheh the swimming-one
H7812-04 hishetachaveyti I have prostrated 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