יַשְׁחֶ֑/נָּה

𐤉𐤔𐤇/𐤍𐤄

yashechenah

weighs-it-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.

H7812

Proverbs 12:25 · Word #4

Lexicon H7812

Lemmaשָׁחָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤇𐤄
Transliterationshâchâh
Strong'sH7812
In-contextweighs-it-down

Morphology HVhi3ms/Sp3fs All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan h — Hiphil — Causative active
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H7812-37

he causes her to bow herself down

Morphological NotesHiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular pronominal suffix; causative action performed by 'he' upon 'her.'
Rendering RationaleThe root שחה conveys the act of bowing or prostrating oneself in homage or worship. The Hiphil stem (causative) with a 3rd masculine singular subject and 3rd feminine singular suffix indicates that 'he' causes 'her' to perform the act of bowing, hence 'he causes her to bow herself down.'

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Words from Root שחה (to bow down, to prostrate oneself, to abase oneself, to do homage, to worship)

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