וַ/תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖יןָ
𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤉𐤍
vatishetachaveyna
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.
Genesis 37:7 · Word #15
Lexicon H7812
| Lemma | שָׁחָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤇𐤄 |
| Transliteration | shâchâh |
| Strong's | H7812 |
| In-context | and bowed down |
Morphology HC/Vvw3fp
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 | p — Plural — Plural |
SIBI-P1 H7812-18
and they bowed themselves down low
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וַ (waw-consecutive) + verb in the Hishtachavah form from שחה; wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person feminine plural, indicating narrative past action performed by a feminine plural subject. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering preserves the root sense of sinking or lowering oneself (שחה) by expressing physical prostration. The phrase "bowed themselves" reflects the reflexive nuance of the stem (Hishtachavah), and "they" accurately represents the third feminine plural form indicated by the morphology. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שחה (to bow down, to sink low, 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 |