1) to bend, kneel, bow, bow down, sink down to one’s knees, kneel down to rest (of animals), kneel in reverence
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to bow
1a2) to bow down, crouch
1a3) to bow down over
1a4) to tilt, lean
1b) (Hiphil) to cause to bow
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1044
כָּרַע bow down (Late Hebrew
id.; Aramaic
כְּרַע; Arabic
put one's mouth into water, or water-vessel; i.e. kneel to drink ? denominative from following ? —
Qal Perfect3miles ׳כ Genesis 49:6 6t.; 3 masculine plural כָּֽרְעוּ Judges 7:6 4t.; Imperfect יִכְרַע Judges 7:5 3t.; 1 singular וָאֶכְרְעָה Ezra 9:5; 3masculine plural יִכְרְעוּן Job 31:10; 2masculine plural תִּכְרָ֑עוּ Isaiah 65:12; 1plural וְנִכְרָ֑עָה Psalm 95:6 6t. Imperfect; Infinitive construct כְּרֹעַ 1 Kings 8:54; participle כֹּרֵעַ Esther 3:5; plural כֹּרְעִים Esther 3:2; feminine כֹּרְעוֺת Job 4:4. —
1 bow על ברכים to drink Judges 7:5,6, in supplication to Elijah 2 Kings 1:13; in the worship of God 1 Kings 8:34; Ezra 9:5; with ברכים subject and ל of God 1 Kings 19:18; Isaiah 45:23; without ברכים with לִפְנֵי Psalm 22:30; Psalm 72:9; "" השׁתחוה2Chronicles 7:3; 29:29; Psalm 95:6, worship of God, but Esther 3:2 (twice in verse); Esther 3:5 in obeisance to Haman.
2 bow down, of the couching lion Genesis 49:9; Numbers 24:9 (both poetry).
3 pregnant with על, bow down over (in order to lie with) a woman Job 31:10.
4 bow down, of a woman in childbirth 1 Samuel 4:19, so of animals Job 39:3; idols, removed by enemies Isaiah 46:1,2; בִּרְכַּיִם כֹּרְעוֺת Job 4:4 tottering (feeble) knees; of enemies in death, נפל[ו]כרע bow and fall down Judges 5:27 (3 t. in verse); Psalm 20:9 pregnant without נפל 2 Kings 9:24; Isaiah 65:12, with תַּחַת Isaiah 10:4. —
Hiph`il Perfect3masculine singular הִכְרִיעַ Psalm 78:31; 2feminine singular suffix הִכְרַעְתִּנִי Judges 11:35; Imperfect2masculine singular תַּכְרִיעַ 2 Samuel 22:40 = Psalm 18:40; Imperative suffix הַכְרִיעֵהוּ Psalm 17:13; Infinitive absolute הַכְרֵעַ Judges 11:35. —
1 cause to bow in grief Judges 11:35 (twice in verse).
2 cause to bow down in death Psalm 17:13; Psalm 78:31, with תַּחַת 2 Samuel 22:40 = Psalm 18:40.
Strong's Hebrew: 3766. כָּרַע (kara) — 36 Occurrences
Genesis 49:9
HEB: בְּנִ֣י עָלִ֑יתָ כָּרַ֨ע רָבַ֧ץ כְּאַרְיֵ֛ה
NAS: you have gone up. He couches, he lies down
KJV: thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched
INT: my son have gone couches lies A lion
Numbers 24:9
HEB: כָּרַ֨ע שָׁכַ֧ב כַּאֲרִ֛י
NAS: He couches, he lies down as a lion,
KJV: He couched, he lay down as a lion,
INT: couches lies A lion
Judges 5:27
HEB: בֵּ֣ין רַגְלֶ֔יהָ כָּרַ֥ע נָפַ֖ל שָׁכָ֑ב
NAS: her feet he bowed, he fell,
KJV: At her feet he bowed, he fell,
INT: Between her feet bowed fell lay
Judges 5:27
HEB: בֵּ֤ין רַגְלֶ֙יהָ֙ כָּרַ֣ע נָפָ֔ל בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר
NAS: her feet he bowed, he fell;
KJV: at her feet he bowed, he fell:
INT: Between her feet bowed fell Where
Judges 5:27
HEB: נָפָ֔ל בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר כָּרַ֔ע שָׁ֖ם נָפַ֥ל
NAS: he fell; Where he bowed, there he fell
KJV: where he bowed, there he fell down
INT: fell Where bowed there fell
Judges 7:5
HEB: וְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־ יִכְרַ֥ע עַל־ בִּרְכָּ֖יו
KJV: him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees
INT: everyone who down upon his knees
Judges 7:6
HEB: יֶ֣תֶר הָעָ֔ם כָּרְע֥וּ עַל־ בִּרְכֵיהֶ֖ם
NAS: of the people kneeled to drink
KJV: of the people bowed down upon their knees
INT: the rest of the people down upon their knees
Judges 11:35
HEB: אֲהָ֤הּ בִּתִּי֙ הַכְרֵ֣עַ הִכְרַעְתִּ֔נִי וְאַ֖תְּ
NAS: my daughter! You have brought me very low,
KJV: thou hast brought me very low,
INT: Alas my daughter have brought very you
Judges 11:35
HEB: בִּתִּי֙ הַכְרֵ֣עַ הִכְרַעְתִּ֔נִי וְאַ֖תְּ הָיִ֣יתְ
NAS: You have brought me very low, and you are among those who trouble
KJV: me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble
INT: my daughter have brought very you become
1 Samuel 4:19
HEB: חָמִ֖יהָ וְאִישָׁ֑הּ וַתִּכְרַ֣ע וַתֵּ֔לֶד כִּֽי־
NAS: had died, she kneeled down and gave birth,
KJV: were dead, she bowed herself and travailed;
INT: her father-in-law husband kneeled birth for
2 Samuel 22:40
HEB: חַ֖יִל לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה תַּכְרִ֥יעַ קָמַ֖י תַּחְתֵּֽנִי׃
NAS: for battle; You have subdued under
KJV: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
INT: strength battle have subdued rose under
1 Kings 8:54
HEB: מִזְבַּ֤ח יְהוָה֙ מִכְּרֹ֣עַ עַל־ בִּרְכָּ֔יו
NAS: of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees
KJV: of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees
INT: the altar of the LORD kneeling on his knees
1 Kings 19:18
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־ כָֽרְעוּ֙ לַבַּ֔עַל וְכָ֨ל־
NAS: the knees that have not bowed to Baal
KJV: all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal,
INT: after have not bowed to Baal and every
2 Kings 1:13
HEB: הַחֲמִשִּׁ֨ים הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜י וַיִּכְרַ֥ע עַל־ בִּרְכָּ֣יו ׀
NAS: up, he came and bowed down on his knees
KJV: and came and fell on his knees
INT: of fifty the third and bowed on his knees
2 Kings 9:24
HEB: הַחֵ֖צִי מִלִּבּ֑וֹ וַיִּכְרַ֖ע בְּרִכְבּֽוֹ׃
NAS: his heart and he sank in his chariot.
KJV: at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.
INT: and the arrow his heart sank his chariot
2 Chronicles 7:3
HEB: עַל־ הַבָּ֑יִת וַיִּכְרְעוּ֩ אַפַּ֨יִם אַ֤רְצָה
NAS: upon the house, bowed down on the pavement
KJV: upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces
INT: upon the house bowed their faces to the ground
2 Chronicles 29:29
HEB: וּכְכַלּ֖וֹת לְהַעֲל֑וֹת כָּרְע֗וּ הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וְכָֽל־
NAS: who were present with him bowed down and worshiped.
KJV: and all that were present with him bowed themselves, and worshipped.
INT: the completion of the burnt bowed the king and all
Ezra 9:5
HEB: בִגְדִ֖י וּמְעִילִ֑י וָֽאֶכְרְעָה֙ עַל־ בִּרְכַּ֔י
NAS: torn, and I fell on my knees
KJV: and my mantle, I fell upon my knees,
INT: my garment and my robe fell on my knees
Esther 3:2
HEB: בְּשַׁ֣עַר הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ כֹּרְעִ֤ים וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙ לְהָמָ֔ן
NAS: gate bowed down
KJV: gate, bowed, and reverenced
INT: gate the king's bowed and paid to Haman
Esther 3:2
HEB: וּמָ֨רְדֳּכַ֔י לֹ֥א יִכְרַ֖ע וְלֹ֥א יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽה׃
NAS: gate bowed down and paid homage
KJV: concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did [him] reverence.
INT: Mordecai neither down nor homage
Esther 3:5
HEB: אֵ֣ין מָרְדֳּכַ֔י כֹּרֵ֥עַ וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה ל֑וֹ
NAS: neither bowed down nor
KJV: that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence,
INT: neither Mordecai bowed paid was filled
Job 4:4
HEB: מִלֶּ֑יךָ וּבִרְכַּ֖יִם כֹּרְע֣וֹת תְּאַמֵּֽץ׃
NAS: And you have strengthened feeble knees.
KJV: and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
INT: your words knees feeble have strengthened
Job 31:10
HEB: אִשְׁתִּ֑י וְ֝עָלֶ֗יהָ יִכְרְע֥וּן אֲחֵרִֽין׃
NAS: And let others kneel down over
KJV: and let others bow down upon her.
INT: may my wife over kneel others
Job 39:3
HEB: תִּ֭כְרַעְנָה יַלְדֵיהֶ֣ן תְּפַלַּ֑חְנָה
NAS: They kneel down, they bring forth
KJV: They bow themselves, they bring forth
INT: kneel their young bring
Psalm 17:13
HEB: קַדְּמָ֣ה פָ֭נָיו הַכְרִיעֵ֑הוּ פַּלְּטָ֥ה נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י
NAS: confront him, bring him low; Deliver
KJV: him, cast him down: deliver
INT: confront him bring Deliver my soul
Psalm 18:39
HEB: חַ֭יִל לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה תַּכְרִ֖יעַ קָמַ֣י תַּחְתָּֽי׃
NAS: for battle; You have subdued under
KJV: unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up
INT: strength battle have subdued rose under
Psalm 20:8
HEB: הֵ֭מָּה כָּרְע֣וּ וְנָפָ֑לוּ וַאֲנַ֥חְנוּ
NAS: They have bowed down and fallen,
KJV: They are brought down and fallen:
INT: They have bowed and fallen we
Psalm 22:29
HEB: אֶ֗רֶץ לְפָנָ֣יו יִ֭כְרְעוּ כָּל־ יוֹרְדֵ֣י
NAS: to the dust will bow before
KJV: to the dust shall bow before
INT: of the earth before will bow All go
Psalm 72:9
HEB: לְ֭פָנָיו יִכְרְע֣וּ צִיִּ֑ים וְ֝אֹיְבָ֗יו
NAS: Let the nomads of the desert bow before
KJV: They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before
INT: before bow the wilderness and his enemies
Psalm 78:31
HEB: וּבַחוּרֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל הִכְרִֽיעַ׃
NAS: some of their stoutest ones, And subdued the choice
KJV: the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen
INT: the choice of Israel and subdued
Psalm 95:6
HEB: בֹּ֭אוּ נִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֣ה וְנִכְרָ֑עָה נִ֝בְרְכָ֗ה לִֽפְנֵי־
NAS: let us worship and bow down, Let us kneel
KJV: let us worship and bow down: let us kneel
INT: Come worship and bow kneel before
Isaiah 10:4
HEB: בִּלְתִּ֤י כָרַע֙ תַּ֣חַת אַסִּ֔יר
NAS: Nothing [remains] but to crouch among
KJV: Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners,
INT: Nothing to crouch among the captives
Isaiah 45:23
HEB: כִּי־ לִי֙ תִּכְרַ֣ע כָּל־ בֶּ֔רֶךְ
NAS: knee will bow, every
KJV: That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue
INT: turn for will bow every knee
Isaiah 46:1
HEB: כָּרַ֥ע בֵּל֙ קֹרֵ֣ס
NAS: Bel has bowed down, Nebo stoops over;
KJV: Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth,
INT: has bowed Bel stoops
Isaiah 46:2
HEB: קָרְס֤וּ כָֽרְעוּ֙ יַחְדָּ֔ו לֹ֥א
NAS: They stooped over, they have bowed down together;
KJV: They stoop, they bow down together;
INT: stooped have bowed together not
Isaiah 65:12
HEB: וְכֻלְּכֶם֙ לַטֶּ֣בַח תִּכְרָ֔עוּ יַ֤עַן קָרָ֙אתִי֙
NAS: And all of you will bow down to the slaughter.
KJV: you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter:
INT: and all to the slaughter will bow Because called
put one's mouth into water, or water-vessel; i.e. kneel to drink ? denominative from following ? —