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.
2 Chronicles 29:28 · Word #3
Lexicon H7812
| Lemma | שָׁחָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤇𐤄 |
| Transliteration | shâchâh |
| Strong's | H7812 |
| In-context | were 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
| Root | שחה (š-ḥ-h) |
| Core Meanings | to bow low, to sink down, to prostrate oneself, to abase oneself in homage |
| Semantic Range | to bow down physically, to prostrate oneself before a superior, to pay homage, to show reverence, to worship |
| Conceptual Significance | This 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 Notes | Verb from שחה in the Hitpael stem; masculine plural active participle, absolute form. The Hitpael stem conveys reflexive action ("to bow oneself"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The 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 |