וַ/תִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ — Ruth 2:10 Hebrew Word Study

וַ/תִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ

𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅

vatishetachu

and bowed

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

Ruth 2:10 · Word #4

Lexicon `H7812`

Lemma	שָׁחָה
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤔𐤇𐤄
Transliteration	shâchâh
Strong's	H7812
In-context	and bowed

Morphology `HC/Vvw3fs` 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	`s` — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 `H7812-19`

and she prostrated herself

Root	שׁחה (sh-ḥ-h)
Core Meanings	bowing low, prostration, lowering oneself, homage, reverence
Semantic Range	to bow down, prostrate oneself, do homage, show reverence, worship, humble oneself physically before a superior or deity
Conceptual Significance	This verb often marks acts of reverence before kings or before YHWH, expressing embodied humility and acknowledgment of authority. It conveys both physical posture and inner submission, making it central to biblical depictions of worship and covenantal loyalty.
Morphological Notes	Conjunction וַ + verb in waw-consecutive imperfect (Vvw3fs); 3rd person feminine singular; reflexive stem (Hishtaphel/Hishtaphel-type formation) from שׁחה, indicating the subject acts upon herself in bowing.
Rendering Rationale	The root שׁחה conveys the act of lowering oneself or bowing down in homage. The verbal form (waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd feminine singular) requires the rendering “and she…,” while the stem carries a reflexive sense, hence “prostrated herself,” preserving both the physical lowering and the personal act of homage.

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

Words from Root שׁחה (bowing low, prostration, lowering oneself, homage, reverence)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H7812-01`	behishetachavayati	when I prostrate myself in homage
`H7816-01`	bishechuto	in his sinking-pit
`H7812-02`	eshetachaveh	I will prostrate myself
`H7812-07`	mishetachaveh	prostrating himself
`H7812-12`	tishetachaveh	you (masculine singular) shall bow yourself low
`H7812-13`	tishetachavu	you shall bow yourselves down
`H7812-23`	vayishetachu	and he prostrated himself
`H7812-26`	vehishetachavah	and he prostrated himself
`H7812-29`	vehishetachavita	and you prostrated yourself
`H7812-30`	vehishetachavitem	and you prostrated yourselves
`H7812-33`	veyishetachauu	and they will bow themselves down
`H7812-34`	veyishetachavu	and they bowed themselves down
`H7812-39`	yishetachaveh	he will bow himself down
`H7812-40`	yishetachavu	they will prostrate themselves

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
Genesis 23:7	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ	vayishetachu	and bowed down
Genesis 23:12	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּ֙	vayishetachu	bowed down
Genesis 24:26	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ	vayishetachu	and worshiped
Genesis 24:48	וָֽ/אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה	vaeshetachaveh	and worshiped
Genesis 24:52	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ	vayishetachu	he bowed down
Genesis 27:29	ו/ישתחו	vyshtchv	and bow down
Genesis 27:29	וְ/יִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֤וּ	veyishetachavu	and bow down
Genesis 27:29	וְ/יִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּ	veyishetachauu	bow down
Genesis 33:3	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֤חוּ	vayishetachu	and bowed down
Genesis 33:6	וַ/תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽיןָ	vatishetachaveyna	and they bowed down
Genesis 33:7	וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֑וּ	vayishetachavu	and they bowed down
Genesis 33:7	וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ	vayishetachavu-2	and they bowed down
Genesis 37:7	וַ/תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖יןָ	vatishetachaveyna	and bowed down
Genesis 37:9	מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֖ים	mishetachavim	were bowing down
Genesis 37:10	לְ/הִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֥ת	lehishetachaot	to bow down
Genesis 42:6	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ	vayishetachavu	and bowed down
Genesis 43:26	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ	vayishetachavu	and bowed down
Genesis 43:28	ו/ישתחו	vyshtchv	and prostrated
Genesis 43:28	וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ	vayishetachauu	themselves
Genesis 47:31	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ	vayishetachu	And he bowed down
Genesis 48:12	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ	vayishetachu	and he bowed down
Genesis 49:8	יִשְׁתַּחֲוּ֥וּ	yishetachauu	shall bow down
Exodus 4:31	וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ	vayishetachauu	and worshipped
Exodus 11:8	וְ/הִשְׁתַּֽחֲוּוּ	vehishetachauu	and bow down
Exodus 12:27	וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ	vayishetachauu	and worshiped
Exodus 18:7	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּ֙	vayishetachu	and bowed down
Exodus 20:5	תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה	tishetachaveh	you shall bow down
Exodus 23:24	תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֤ה	tishetachaveh	you shall bow down
Exodus 24:1	וְ/הִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖ם	vehishetachavitem	and you shall worship
Exodus 32:8	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ	vayishetachavu	and have worshiped
Exodus 33:10	וְ/הִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֔וּ	vehishetachauu	and worshiped
Exodus 34:8	וַ/יִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ	vayishetachu	and worshiped
Exodus 34:14	תִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה	tishetachaveh	you shall worship
Leviticus 26:1	לְ/הִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֖ת	lehishetachaot	to bow down
Numbers 22:31	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ	vayishetachu	and-he-worshipped
Numbers 25:2	וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֖וּ	vayishetachauu	bowed down
Deuteronomy 4:19	וְ/הִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֥יתָ	vehishetachavita	and worship
Deuteronomy 5:9	תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה	tishetachaveh	you shall bow down
Deuteronomy 8:19	וְ/הִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֣יתָ	vehishetachavita	and worship
Deuteronomy 11:16	וְ/הִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖ם	vehishetachavitem	and worship
Deuteronomy 17:3	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ	vayishetachu	and worshiped
Deuteronomy 26:10	וְ/הִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔יתָ	vehishetachavita	and-you-shall-worship
Deuteronomy 29:25	וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֖וּ	vayishetachauu	and they bowed down
Deuteronomy 30:17	וְ/הִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֛יתָ	vehishetachavita	and worship
Joshua 5:14	וַ/יִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּ	vayishetachu	and worshiped
Joshua 23:7	תִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ	tishetachavu	bow down
Joshua 23:16	וְ/הִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖ם	vehishetachavitem	and bow down
Judges 2:12	וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ	vayishetachavu	and they bowed down
Judges 2:17	וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ	vayishetachavu	and they bowed down
Judges 2:19	וּ/לְ/הִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֣ת	ulehishetachaot	and to bow down
Judges 7:15	וַ/יִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ	vayishetachu	he worshiped
1 Samuel 1:3	לְ/הִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֧ת	lehishetachaot	to worship
1 Samuel 1:19	וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֙	vayishetachavu	and worshiped
1 Samuel 1:28	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ	vayishetachu	and he worshiped
1 Samuel 2:36	לְ/הִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֣ת	lehishetachaot	to bow down
1 Samuel 15:25	וְ/אֶֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה	veeshetachaveh	that I may worship
1 Samuel 15:30	וְ/הִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֖יתִי	vehishetachaveyti	and I will worship
1 Samuel 15:31	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ	vayishetachu	and Saul worshiped
1 Samuel 20:41	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ	vayishetachu	and bowed
1 Samuel 24:9	וַ/יִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ	vayishetachu	and prostrated himself
1 Samuel 25:23	וַ/תִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ	vatishetachu	and bowed
1 Samuel 25:41	וַ/תִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ	vatishetachu	and bowed down
1 Samuel 28:14	וַ/יִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ	vayishetachu	and prostrated himself
2 Samuel 1:2	וַ/יִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ	vayishetachu	and prostrated himself
2 Samuel 9:6	וַ/יִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ	vayishetachu	and prostrated himself
2 Samuel 9:8	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֕חוּ	vayishetachu	And he bowed down
2 Samuel 12:20	וַ/יִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ	vayishetachu	and worshiped
2 Samuel 14:4	וַ/תִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ	vatishetachu	and she bowed down
2 Samuel 14:22	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ	vayishetachu	and prostrated himself
2 Samuel 14:33	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּ	vayishetachu	and he bowed himself
2 Samuel 15:5	לְ/הִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֖ת	lehishetachaot	to bow down
2 Samuel 15:32	יִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה	yishetachaveh	was worshiped
2 Samuel 16:4	הִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֔יתִי	hishetachaveyti	I have bowed myself
2 Samuel 18:21	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ	vayishetachu	And he bowed
2 Samuel 18:28	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ	vayishetachu	and he bowed down
2 Samuel 24:20	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ	vayishetachu	and bowed
1 Kings 1:16	וַ/תִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ	vatishetachu	and prostrated-herself
1 Kings 1:23	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ	vayishetachu	and he bowed down
1 Kings 1:31	וַ/תִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ	vatishetachu	and-prostrated-herself
1 Kings 1:47	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ	vayishetachu	and he bowed himself
1 Kings 1:53	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ	vayishetachu	and bowed down
1 Kings 2:19	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֣חוּ	vayishetachu	and bowed down
1 Kings 9:6	וְ/הִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖ם	vehishetachavitem	and worship
1 Kings 9:9	ו/ישתחו	vyshtchv	and bowed down
1 Kings 9:9	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ	vayishetachavu	and worshiped
1 Kings 11:33	וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֮	vayishetachavu	and have worshiped
1 Kings 16:31	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ	vayishetachu	and worshiped
1 Kings 22:54	וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה	vayishetachaveh	and he bowed down
2 Kings 2:15	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ	vayishetachavu	and bowed down
2 Kings 4:37	וַ/תִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ	vatishetachu	and bowed
2 Kings 5:18	לְ/הִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֨ת	lehishetachaot	to bow down
2 Kings 5:18	וְ/הִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֨יתִי֙	vehishetachaveyti	and I bow down
2 Kings 5:18	בְּ/הִשְׁתַּחֲוָיָ֨תִ/י֙	behishetachavayati	when I bow down
2 Kings 17:16	וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֙	vayishetachavu	and they bowed down
2 Kings 17:35	תִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ	tishetachavu	you-shall-bow-down
2 Kings 17:36	תִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ	tishetachavu	you shall bow down
2 Kings 18:22	תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ	tishetachavu	you shall worship
2 Kings 19:37	מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֜ה	mishetachaveh	was worshiping
2 Kings 21:3	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּ֙	vayishetachu	and he bowed down
2 Kings 21:21	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ	vayishetachu	and he bowed down
Isaiah 2:8	יִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֔וּ	yishetachavu	they-bow-down
Isaiah 2:20	לְ/הִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֔ת	lehishetachaot	to-worship
Isaiah 27:13	וְ/הִשְׁתַּחֲו֧וּ	vehishetachavu	and shall worship
Isaiah 36:7	תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ	tishetachavu	you shall worship
Isaiah 37:38	מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֜ה	mishetachaveh	was worshiping
Isaiah 44:15	וַ/יִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּ	vayishetachu	and-he-worships
Isaiah 44:17	וְ/יִשְׁתַּ֨חוּ֙	veyishetachu	and he worships
Isaiah 45:14	יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּוּ֙	yishetachauu	they-will-bow-down
Isaiah 46:6	יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ	yishetachauu	they worship
Isaiah 49:7	וְ/יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֑וּ	veyishetachauu	and-will-worship
Isaiah 49:23	יִשְׁתַּ֣חֲווּ	yishetachavu	they-will-bow-down
Isaiah 51:23	שְׁחִ֣י	shechi	bow-down
Isaiah 60:14	וְ/הִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּ	vehishetachavu	and they will bow down
Isaiah 66:23	לְ/הִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֥ת	lehishetachaot	to worship
Jeremiah 1:16	וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ	vayishetachavu	and have worshiped
Jeremiah 7:2	לְ/הִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֖ת	lehishetachaot	to worship
Jeremiah 8:2	הִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ	hishetachavu	they-have-worshiped
Jeremiah 13:10	וּ/לְ/הִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֣ת	ulehishetachaot	and to bow down
Jeremiah 16:11	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ	vayishetachavu	and-worshiped
Jeremiah 22:9	וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּ	vayishetachavu	and worshiped
Jeremiah 25:6	וּ/לְ/הִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֣ת	ulehishetachaot	and to worship
Jeremiah 26:2	לְ/הִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֣ת	lehishetachaot	to worship
Ezekiel 8:16	מִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֥ם	mishetachavitem	bowing down
Ezekiel 46:2	וְ/הִֽשְׁתַּחֲוָ֛ה	vehishetachavah	and-he-shall-worship
Ezekiel 46:3	וְ/הִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ	vehishetachavu	and-they-shall-worship
Ezekiel 46:9	לְ/הִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֗ת	lehishetachaot	to-worship
Micah 5:12	תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה	tishetachaveh	you-will-bow-down
Zephaniah 1:5	הַ/מִּשְׁתַּחֲוִ֥ים	hamishetachavim	bow down
Zephaniah 1:5	הַ/מִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙	hamishetachavim-2	bow down [those]
Zephaniah 2:11	וְ/יִשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ	veyishetachavu	and-they-shall-bow-down
Zechariah 14:16	לְ/הִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺת֙	lehishetachaot	to worship
Zechariah 14:17	לְ/הִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֔ת	lehishetachaot	to worship
Psalms 5:8	אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה	eshetachaveh	I will bow down
Psalms 22:28	וְ/יִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ	veyishetachavu	and worship
Psalms 22:30	וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֨וּ	vayishetachauu	and they will worship
Psalms 29:2	הִשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ	hishetachavu	bow-down
Psalms 45:12	וְ/הִשְׁתַּֽחֲוִי	vehishetachavi	and bow down
Psalms 66:4	יִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ	yishetachavu	will worship
Psalms 72:11	וְ/יִשְׁתַּחֲווּ	veyishetachavu	and they shall bow down
Psalms 81:10	תִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗ה	tishetachaveh	bow down
Psalms 86:9	וְ/יִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ	veyishetachavu	and worship
Psalms 95:6	נִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֣ה	nishetachaveh	let us worship
Psalms 96:9	הִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ	hishetachavu	worship
Psalms 97:7	הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ	hishetachavu	worship
Psalms 99:5	וְֽ֭/הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ	vehishetachavu	and worship
Psalms 99:9	וְ֭/הִֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ	vehishetachavu	and worship
Psalms 106:19	וַ֝/יִּשְׁתַּחֲו֗וּ	vayishetachavu	and worshiped
Psalms 132:7	נִ֝שְׁתַּחֲוֶ֗ה	nishetachaveh	let us worship
Psalms 138:2	אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֨ה	eshetachaveh	I will bow down
Proverbs 12:25	יַשְׁחֶ֑/נָּה	yashechenah	weighs-it-down
Job 1:20	וַ/יִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ	vayishetachu	and worshiped
Ruth 2:10	וַ/תִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ	vatishetachu	and bowed
Esther 3:2	וּ/מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙	umishetachavim	and paying-homage
Esther 3:2	יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽה	yishetachaveh	pay homage
Esther 3:5	וּ/מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה	umishetachaveh	or paying homage
Nehemiah 8:6	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּחֲוֻּ֛	vayishetachavu	and worshiped
Nehemiah 9:3	וּ/מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔ים	umishetachavim	and worshiping
Nehemiah 9:6	מִשְׁתַּחֲוִֽים	mishetachavim	worship
1 Chronicles 16:29	הִשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ	hishetachavu	Worship
1 Chronicles 21:21	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ	vayishetachu	and bowed down
1 Chronicles 29:20	וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּ	vayishetachavu	and worshiped
2 Chronicles 7:3	וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּֽחֲו֔וּ	vayishetachavu	and they worshiped
2 Chronicles 7:19	וְ/הִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖ם	vehishetachavitem	and worship
2 Chronicles 7:22	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּחֲו֥וּ	vayishetachavu	and worshiped
2 Chronicles 20:18	לְ/הִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֖ת	lehishetachaot	to worship
2 Chronicles 24:17	וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ	vayishetachavu	and bowed down
2 Chronicles 25:14	יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה	yishetachaveh	he bowed down
2 Chronicles 29:28	מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔ים	mishetachavim	were worshiping
2 Chronicles 29:29	וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ	vayishetachavu	and worshiped
2 Chronicles 29:30	וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ	vayishetachavu	and they worshiped
2 Chronicles 32:12	תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ	tishetachavu	you shall worship
2 Chronicles 33:3	וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּ֙	vayishetachu	and he bowed down

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Lexicon H7812

Morphology HC/Vvw3fs All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H7812-19

Words from Root שׁחה (bowing low, prostration, lowering oneself, homage, reverence)

Word Usage (175 occurrences of H7812)

Lexicon `H7812`

Morphology `HC/Vvw3fs` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H7812-19`