bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me: for I am poor and needy.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 86:1 · retained source text
¶ Bow downe thine eare, O LORD, heare me: for I am poore & needy.
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”
O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 95:6 · retained source text
O come, let vs worship and bowe downe: let vs kneele before the LORD our maker.
bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 144:5 · retained source text
Bow thy heauens, O LORD, and come downe: touch the mountaines, and they shall smoke.
MY son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my understanding:
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 5:1 · retained source text
¶ My sonne, attend vnto my wisedome, and bowe thine eare to my vnderstanding.
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 14:19 · retained source text
The euill bowe before the good: and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 22:17 · retained source text
Bow downe thine eare, and heare the words of the wise, and apply thine heart vnto my knowledge.
In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 12:3 · retained source text
In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bowe themselues, and the grinders cease, because they are fewe, and those that looke out of the windowes be darkened:
1611 marginal noteOr, the grinders faile, because they grind litle.
Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 10:4 · retained source text
Without mee they shall bowe downe vnder the prisoners, and they shall fall vnder the slaine: for all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
1611 marginal noteCha.5.25 and 9.12.
For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 21:15 · retained source text
For they fled from the swords, from the drawen sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grieuousnesse of warre.
1611 marginal noteOr, for feare. Heb. from the face.
Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 41:2 · retained source text
Who raised vp the righteous man from the East, called him to his foote, gaue the nations before him, and made him rule ouer kings? Hee gaue them as the dust to his sword, and as driuen stuble to his bow.
1611 marginal noteHeb. righteousnesse.
Complete reference index — all 96 verses
Genesis 9:13Genesis 9:14Genesis 9:16Genesis 27:3Genesis 27:29Genesis 37:10Genesis 41:43Genesis 48:22Genesis 49:8Genesis 49:24Exodus 11:8Exodus 20:5Exodus 23:24Leviticus 26:1Deuteronomy 5:9Joshua 23:7Joshua 24:12Judges 2:191 Samuel 18:42 Samuel 1:182 Samuel 1:222 Samuel 22:351 Kings 22:342 Kings 5:182 Kings 6:222 Kings 9:242 Kings 13:152 Kings 13:162 Kings 17:352 Kings 19:161 Chronicles 5:181 Chronicles 12:22 Chronicles 17:172 Chronicles 18:33Job 20:24Job 29:20Job 31:10Job 39:3Psalms 7:12Psalms 11:2Psalms 18:34Psalms 22:29Psalms 31:2Psalms 37:14Psalms 44:6Psalms 46:9Psalms 58:7Psalms 72:9Psalms 76:3Psalms 78:57Psalms 86:1Psalms 95:6Psalms 144:5Proverbs 5:1Proverbs 14:19Proverbs 22:17Ecclesiastes 12:3Isaiah 10:4Isaiah 21:15Isaiah 41:2Isaiah 45:23Isaiah 46:2Isaiah 49:23Isaiah 51:23Isaiah 58:5Isaiah 60:14Isaiah 65:12Isaiah 66:19Jeremiah 6:23Jeremiah 9:3Jeremiah 46:9Jeremiah 49:35Jeremiah 50:14Jeremiah 50:29Jeremiah 50:42Jeremiah 51:3Lamentations 2:4Lamentations 3:12Ezekiel 1:28Ezekiel 39:3Hosea 1:5Hosea 1:7Hosea 2:18Hosea 7:16Amos 2:15Micah 6:6Habakkuk 3:6Habakkuk 3:9Zechariah 9:10Zechariah 9:13Zechariah 10:4Romans 11:10Romans 14:11Ephesians 3:14Philippians 2:10Revelation 6:2
Where “bow” appears
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Genesis11 occurrences
10 versesExodus3 occurrences
3 versesLeviticus1 occurrence
1 verseDeuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verseJoshua2 occurrences
2 versesJudges1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse2 Kings9 occurrences
7 verses1 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 verses2 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 versesJob4 occurrences
4 versesPsalms15 occurrences
15 versesProverbs3 occurrences
3 versesEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah11 occurrences
11 versesJeremiah8 occurrences
8 versesLamentations2 occurrences
2 versesEzekiel2 occurrences
2 versesHosea4 occurrences
4 versesAmos1 occurrence
1 verseMicah1 occurrence
1 verseHabakkuk2 occurrences
2 versesZechariah3 occurrences
3 versesRomans2 occurrences
2 versesEphesians1 occurrence
1 versePhilippians1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation1 occurrence
1 verse
10 versesExodus3 occurrences
3 versesLeviticus1 occurrence
1 verseDeuteronomy1 occurrence
1 verseJoshua2 occurrences
2 versesJudges1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel3 occurrences
3 verses1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse2 Kings9 occurrences
7 verses1 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 verses2 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 versesJob4 occurrences
4 versesPsalms15 occurrences
15 versesProverbs3 occurrences
3 versesEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah11 occurrences
11 versesJeremiah8 occurrences
8 versesLamentations2 occurrences
2 versesEzekiel2 occurrences
2 versesHosea4 occurrences
4 versesAmos1 occurrence
1 verseMicah1 occurrence
1 verseHabakkuk2 occurrences
2 versesZechariah3 occurrences
3 versesRomans2 occurrences
2 versesEphesians1 occurrence
1 versePhilippians1 occurrence
1 verseRevelation1 occurrence
1 verse
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Definition evidence
1 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗An inclination of the head, or a bending of the body, in token of reverence, respect, civility, or submission.