וַיִּקְּדוּ וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ
To shrivel up , i.e. contract or bend the body (or neck) in deference · to depress , i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
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קָדַד H6915 to shrivel up , i.e. contract or bend the body (or neck) in deference
שָׁחָה H7812 to depress , i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)
What does וַיִּקְּדוּ וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ (vayyiqqedu vayishtachavu) mean in the Bible?
קָדַד · שָׁחָה is a Hebrew word meaning "to bow; to prostrate oneself in worship".
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