שַׁח֣וּ — Proverbs 14:19 Hebrew Word Study

שַׁח֣וּ

𐤔𐤇𐤅

shachu

bow down

a primitive root; to sink or depress (reflexive or causative); bend, bow (down), bring (cast) down, couch, humble self, be (bring) low, stoop.

H7817

Proverbs 14:19 · Word #1

Lexicon `H7817`

Part of Speech	`V` — Verb — An action or state
Binyan	`q` — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation	`p` — Perfect — Completed action
Person	`3` — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender	`c` — Common — Common (both genders)
Number	`p` — Plural — Plural

they sank down low

Root	שׁחח (sh-ḥ-ḥ)
Core Meanings	to sink, to be low, to bow down, to be depressed, to stoop
Semantic Range	to bow down physically, to stoop, to crouch, to sink, to be brought low, to be humbled (physically or metaphorically)
Conceptual Significance	Often associated with physical prostration or humbling before God or others, שׁחח conveys both bodily lowering and metaphorical humiliation, reflecting themes of submission, reverence, or abasement in biblical thought.
Morphological Notes	Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural (HVqp3cp); simple active/intransitive action completed in past time.
Rendering Rationale	The Qal stem expresses the simple action of the root שׁחח, meaning to sink or be brought low. The perfect 3rd common plural form is rendered "they sank down low," preserving both the downward, humbling motion inherent in the root and the plural subject indicated by the morphology.

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Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Isaiah 2:9	וַ/יִּשַּׁ֥ח	vayishach	and bows down
Isaiah 2:11	וְ/שַׁ֖ח	veshach	and will be bowed down
Isaiah 2:17	וְ/שַׁח֙	veshach	and shall be humbled
Isaiah 5:15	וַ/יִּשַּׁ֥ח	vayishach	and shall be brought down
Isaiah 25:12	הֵשַׁ֥ח	heshach	he-brought-down
Isaiah 26:5	הֵשַׁח֙	heshach	he has brought down
Isaiah 29:4	תִּשַּׁ֣ח	tishach	will be brought low
Isaiah 60:14	שְׁח֨וֹחַ֙	shechocha	bowing low
Habakkuk 3:6	שַׁח֖וּ	shachu	bowed down
Psalms 10:10	יָשֹׁ֑חַ	yashocha	he-bows-down
Psalms 35:14	שַׁחֽוֹתִי	shachoti	I bowed down
Psalms 38:7	שַׁחֹ֣תִי	shachoti	I am brought low
Psalms 42:6	תִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י	tishetochachi	are you cast down
Psalms 42:7	תִשְׁתּ֫וֹחָ֥ח	tishetochach	pours itself out
Psalms 42:12	תִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י	tishetochachi	do you bow down
Psalms 43:5	תִּשְׁתּ֬וֹחֲחִ֨י	tishetochachi	are you cast down
Psalms 107:39	וַ/יָּשֹׁ֑חוּ	vayashochu	and they bowed down
Proverbs 14:19	שַׁח֣וּ	shachu	bow down
Job 9:13	שָׁ֝חֲח֗וּ	shachachu	have bowed down
Job 38:40	יָשֹׁ֥חוּ	yashochu	they crouch
Ecclesiastes 12:4	וְ/יִשַּׁ֖חוּ	veyishachu	and are brought low