שָׁחָה
saha (šāḥâ)
/shaw-KHAW/
“to bow down, prostrate, worship”
To prostrate oneself in complete submission and awe; primary Old Testament physical and spiritual posture of true worship before holy God.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
Primitive root.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
worshipbow downobeisance
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
H7812 שָׁחָה to bow down, prostrate, worship G4352 προσκυνέω to make obeisance, do reverence to, worship
LXX conceptual translation: שָׁחָה (to bow down, prostrate, worship) -> προσκυνέω (to make obeisance, do reverence to, worship)
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where שָׁחָה (saha) carries significant theological or narrative weight.