What does שָׁחַח · καταπονέω mean in the Bible?
שָׁחַח · καταπονέω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to bow down, depress, or burden".
Hebrew · H7817, G2669
יַשְׁחֶנָּה
To sink or depress (reflexive or causative) · to oppress
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שָׁחַח H7817 to sink or depress (reflexive or causative)
Pronunciation šāḥaḥ
Movement from upright to lowered posture; physically signals submission, humility, or defeat before God or authority.
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καταπονέω G2669 to oppress
Pronunciation kataponéō
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What does יַשְׁחֶנָּה (yashchennah) mean in the Bible?
שָׁחַח · καταπονέω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to bow down, depress, or burden".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7817, G2669?
H7817, G2669 is connected to 21 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to bow down, depress, or burden
Source Gloss
to bow down, depress, or burden
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 15
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 8×
Perfect Hab 3:6 · Job 9:13 · Prov 14:19 · Ps 35:14 · Ps 38:7 5×
Imperfect Job 38:40 · Ps 10:10 2×
Infinitive construct Isa 60:14 1×
Hithpolel 4×
Imperfect Ps 42:6 · Ps 42:12 · Ps 43:5 · Ps 42:7 4×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 2×
Perfect Isa 25:12 · Isa 26:5 2×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Imperfect Isa 29:4 1×
Word Origins
יַשְׁחֶנָּה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain