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bowed

Meaning of “bowed”

Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of bow. Sense 1: To bend or incline the head, knees, face, or body downward. Sense 2: To make a bodily act of reverence or worship.

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78 occurrences74 verses20 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 18:2

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Genesis 18:2
And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 18:2 · retained source text

And he lift vp his eyes and looked, and loe, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, hee ranne to meete them from the tent doore, and bowed himselfe toward the ground,

Genesis 19:1
AND there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 19:1 · retained source text

¶ And there came two Angels to Sodome at euen, and Lot sate in the gate of Sodome: and Lot seeing them, rose vp to meet them, and he bowed himselfe with his face toward the ground.

Genesis 23:7
And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 23:7 · retained source text

And Abraham stood vp and bowed himselfe to the people of the land, euen to the children of Heth.

Genesis 24:26
And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the Lord.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 24:26 · retained source text

And the man bowed downe his head, and worshipped the LORD.

Genesis 24:48
And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 24:48 · retained source text

And I bowed downe my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led mee in the right way to take my masters brothers daughter vnto his sonne.

Genesis 33:3
And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
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1611 witness · Genesis 33:3 · retained source text

And hee passed ouer before them, and bowed himselfe to the ground seuen times, vntill hee came neere to his brother.

Genesis 33:6
Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed themselves.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 33:6 · retained source text

Then the handmaidens came neere; they and their children, and they bowed themselues.

Genesis 33:7
And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 33:7 · retained source text

And Leah also with her children came neere, and bowed themselues: and after came Ioseph neere and Rachel, and they bowed themselues.

Genesis 42:6
And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph’s brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Genesis 42:6 · retained source text

And Ioseph was the gouernour ouer the land, and hee it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Iosephs brethren came, & bowed downe themselues before him, with their faces to the earth.

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