KJV dictionary & concordance

bow

Meaning of “bow”

Sense 1: A weapon for shooting arrows. Sense 2: The bow set in the cloud as a covenant token. Sense 3: To bend or incline the head, knees, face, or body downward in reverence, respect, submission, or worship.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

99 occurrences96 verses29 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 9:13

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “bow”

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Joshua 23:7

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That ye come not among these nations, these that remain among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by them, neither serve them, nor bow yourselves unto them:

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Joshua 23:7 · retained source text

That yee come not among these nations, these that remaine amongst you, neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to sweare by them, neither serue them, nor bow your selues vnto them.

1611 marginal notePsal. 16.4.

Joshua 24:12

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And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Joshua 24:12 · retained source text

And I sent the hornet before you, which draue them out from before you, euen the two kings of the Amorites: but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.

1611 marginal noteExod. 23.28. deut. 7.20.

Complete reference index — all 96 verses

Genesis 9:13 Genesis 9:14 Genesis 9:16 Genesis 27:3 Genesis 27:29 Genesis 37:10 Genesis 41:43 Genesis 48:22 Genesis 49:8 Genesis 49:24 Exodus 11:8 Exodus 20:5 Exodus 23:24 Leviticus 26:1 Deuteronomy 5:9 Joshua 23:7 Joshua 24:12 Judges 2:19 1 Samuel 18:4 2 Samuel 1:18 2 Samuel 1:22 2 Samuel 22:35 1 Kings 22:34 2 Kings 5:18 2 Kings 6:22 2 Kings 9:24 2 Kings 13:15 2 Kings 13:16 2 Kings 17:35 2 Kings 19:16 1 Chronicles 5:18 1 Chronicles 12:2 2 Chronicles 17:17 2 Chronicles 18:33 Job 20:24 Job 29:20 Job 31:10 Job 39:3 Psalms 7:12 Psalms 11:2 Psalms 18:34 Psalms 22:29 Psalms 31:2 Psalms 37:14 Psalms 44:6 Psalms 46:9 Psalms 58:7 Psalms 72:9 Psalms 76:3 Psalms 78:57 Psalms 86:1 Psalms 95:6 Psalms 144:5 Proverbs 5:1 Proverbs 14:19 Proverbs 22:17 Ecclesiastes 12:3 Isaiah 10:4 Isaiah 21:15 Isaiah 41:2 Isaiah 45:23 Isaiah 46:2 Isaiah 49:23 Isaiah 51:23 Isaiah 58:5 Isaiah 60:14 Isaiah 65:12 Isaiah 66:19 Jeremiah 6:23 Jeremiah 9:3 Jeremiah 46:9 Jeremiah 49:35 Jeremiah 50:14 Jeremiah 50:29 Jeremiah 50:42 Jeremiah 51:3 Lamentations 2:4 Lamentations 3:12 Ezekiel 1:28 Ezekiel 39:3 Hosea 1:5 Hosea 1:7 Hosea 2:18 Hosea 7:16 Amos 2:15 Micah 6:6 Habakkuk 3:6 Habakkuk 3:9 Zechariah 9:10 Zechariah 9:13 Zechariah 10:4 Romans 11:10 Romans 14:11 Ephesians 3:14 Philippians 2:10 Revelation 6:2

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Genesis 9:13 Deuteronomy 5:9 2 Kings 13:16 Psalms 22:29 Proverbs 14:19 Jeremiah 6:23 Hosea 1:7 Revelation 6:2

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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An inclination of the head, or a bending of the body, in token of reverence, respect, civility, or submission.

volume 1, leaf 301, column 3 (main_dictionary)