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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שָׁחַחH7817to sink or depress (reflexive or causative)
Pronunciationšāḥaḥ
Movement from upright to lowered posture; physically signals submission, humility, or defeat before God or authority.
Open lexicon entry →καταπονέωG2669to oppress
Pronunciationkataponéō
Open lexicon entry →What does יַשְׁחֶנָּה (yashchennah) mean in the Bible?
שָׁחַח · καταπονέω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to bow down, depress, or burden".
Full entry for יַשְׁחֶנָּה (H7817, G2669) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
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 groups4Aligned forms15
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense8×
PerfectHab 3:6 · Job 9:13 · Prov 14:19 · Ps 35:14 · Ps 38:75×
ImperfectJob 38:40 · Ps 10:102×
Infinitive constructIsa 60:141×
Hithpolel4×
ImperfectPs 42:6 · Ps 42:12 · Ps 43:5 · Ps 42:74×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action2×
PerfectIsa 25:12 · Isa 26:52×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action1×
ImperfectIsa 29:41×
Word Origins
יַשְׁחֶנָּה is a primitive root - no further derivation.