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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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Exodus 4:31
And the people believed: and when they heard that the Lord had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 4:31 · retained source text

And the people beleeued: And when they heard that the LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked vpon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and worshipped.

Exodus 12:27
That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the Lord’s passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 12:27 · retained source text

That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORDs Passeouer, who passed ouer the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and deliuered our houses. And the people bowed the head, and worshipped.

Exodus 34:8
And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.
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1611 witness · Exodus 34:8 · retained source text

And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.

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